Japan’s women’s curling team, Fortius, on Wednesday secured a spot to compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, beating Norway 6-5 in the first match of the playoffs.

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki’s decision to approve the restart of a reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear ...

South Korea’s top court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Nippon Steel Corp. in a lawsuit filed by people connected with a ...

Nissan Motor Co. has signed an agreement to partner with British startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. to mass-produce autonomous ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average reversed early gains to inch down on Thursday, as SoftBank Group tracked sharp declines in ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was ranked third in the world’s most powerful women, Forbes said on Wednesday. In the list that ...

The government plans to double the number of staff at a government-affiliated body that works to confirm the safety of ...

Securing a stable and inexpensive electric power source and stimulating the economy are highly important. Nuclear power plants are a trump card in achieving a decarbonized society. Making steady ...

Following the Supreme Court ruling in June this year that the significant reduction in welfare benefits over three years starting in 2013 was illegal, the government has finalized relief measures.

Government estimates warn that up to 199,000 people could die from a major tsunami following an earthquake along the Japan ...

Across Japan, a total of 896 people nationwide had their driver’s licenses suspended for riding a bicycle while under the ...

Following the death of a pregnant woman who was struck by a car in May, the Aichi prefectural assembly is expected to pass an ...