Japanese news agency Jiji Press Ltd. said Thursday it has strictly reprimanded a photographer for inappropriate remarks about ...

Japanese scientist Susumu Kitagawa and two others won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing porous ...

An expert panel at the Ministry of Defense has compiled a report aimed at strengthening Japan's defense capabilities. It will ...

Online flea market operator Mercari Inc. said Thursday it may keep some sought-after products off the platform to prevent ...

The annual university rankings published by British magazine Times Higher Education on Thursday listed a record 929 ...

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Thursday it posted a record net profit for the fifth ...

China on Thursday further tightened controls on exports of rare earth minerals used in high-tech products through ...

A batch of eight matsutake mushrooms grown in this west Japan city fetched 850,000 yen (approx. $5,574) during the first ...

Japan's toy market is getting bigger, even though fewer children are being born. Old toys and characters from the Heisei era ...

The Yakult Swallows on Thursday named Takahiro Ikeyama as the new skipper of the Central League baseball club, promoting him ...

Two male high school students who allegedly stole cigarettes from a younger student and forced him to apologize naked on his ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up the loss after surrendering three runs on six hits over four-plus innings as the Philadelphia ...