There were over 300 passengers on the trains, but no one was injured as the trains decoupled at slow speed. Read more at ...

Japan reacted with incredulity and pride on Friday after Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball to ...

The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) quarterly tankan business sentiment survey is expected to show the headline index for big ...

Japan erupted in cheers on Friday morning after national hero Shohei Ohtani blasted his way into Major League Baseball ...

Shohei Ohtani has become the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. The Los Angeles Dodgers star's achievement was celebrated ...

Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the ...

Japan's ambassador to Beijing has asked for more security for Japanese nationals in China after a 10-year-old Japanese boy ...

The U.S. dollar weakened early Friday. A general mood of "risk on" is widely acknowledged as a "gently softer USD adds to the allure of risk assets," said Vishnu Varathan, head of Macro Research for ...

The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, after a decision to hike them in July pushed the yen sharply ...

Tokyo demanded that Beijing take “all possible measures” to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals after the attack, the ...

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours ...