The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...

The Japanese icon, celebrating her golden jubilee, is emblematic of a global craze for child-like things that has grown in troubled times. Most have to wait until their centenary to receive ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Japan is planning to build what it describes as a "conveyor-belt road" ...

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is considering going private by buying back its own shares in a bid to avoid a takeover ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Artisan Partners, an investor in Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings, called on the company's special ...

IF you’re bored of the current lot of iPhone emoji, there’s a way to unlock an enormous trove of new icons. All it takes is a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will act appropriately against excess movements on the foreign exchange market, former currency chief ...

Sabae, a small city in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, has earned the title eyeglasses capital' for producing over 90% of the ...

Today marks a very special day for a timeless Japanese icon. On Nov. 3, 1954, the first Godzilla film was released in Japan. The monster flick, which many people saw as an allegory for the Atomic ...

This article explores the rise of activist shareholders and the market reforms that are increasing the attractiveness of Japan for foreign investors as they look beyond China ...

A 41-year-old Japanese man recently marked his sixth wedding anniversary with his unique spouse - Hatsune Miku, a fictional ...