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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Japan on Thursday said Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza Strip peace plan ...

Japan's key stock indexes ended at all-time highs on Thursday, driven by firm technology issues amid hopes for robust ...