Popular grilled eel dishes may become much cheaper and readily available due to a recent breakthrough in aquaculture ...

BANGKOK--Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday after solid gains in Europe overnight, while U.S. markets were closed for ...

Convenience store giant Seven-Eleven Japan Co. announced on July 4 that it is launching a pizza delivery business. In August, ...

Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a ...

DENPASAR, Indonesia--An Indonesian court sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation Thursday after ...

OSAKA—In an epoch-making ruling, the Osaka District Court ordered the government to grant refugee status to an African who ...

MANILA--Negotiations between Japan and the Philippines for a Reciprocal Access Agreement on defense and security are close to ...

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged to a record close of 40,913.65 on July 4, as high-tech stocks continued to rise and the ...

The head of the Imperial Household Agency and a former top law enforcement official himself had nothing but praise for the ...

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara has ordered a special investigation into the alleged use of slush funds by Kawasaki Heavy ...

Under fire for its non-disclosure, the government will adopt a policy of quickly sharing information with Okinawa Prefecture ...

NEW YORK--Shohei Ohtani became the first player elected to start at designated hitter in four straight All-Star Games, joined ...