Passengers in Japan who pay an extra 5,000 yen (US$34) can expect a dramatic drop-off as their taxi drivers transform into bodyguards or ninjas. Sanwa Koutsu, a Japanese taxi company with a 59 ...

Steep declines in the stock prices of Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. pushed their implied upside to the highest level in at least three quarters.

The International Olympic Committee's three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. This leaves the IOC without a Japanese sponsor with ...

A deadly knife attack on a Japanese schoolboy in China has stoked frictions between the two countries and raised safety concerns at a time when China is trying to attract foreigners for work and ...

An undated file photo of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Sazanami (DD-113). Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS ...

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake. Japan’s weather agency issued its highest ...