Japan's nominal wage growth is expected to outpace inflation in the current and following fiscal year, the Cabinet Office ...

Japan Airlines said Thursday that its system network is under a cyberattack, with at least 14 domestic flights delayed for up ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. on Dec. 25 unveiled new discount labels for its "onigiri" rice balls ...

A 24-year-old Vietnamese technical intern trainee was arrested on the spot in Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 25 for ...

A passenger believed to be in his 60s, who walked along the railroad tracks and went missing after a train on the Hokuriku ...

Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad's government killed six Islamic ...

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori was among the five players Japan named Wednesday to face Britain in Davis Cup first-round ...

According to the operator, Matsuyama-based Iyotetsu Group Co., this is the first regular service in the country for a route ...

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find ...

Businesses in Kochi Prefecture boast the highest rate of holding year-end and New Year office parties among the country's 47 ...

Nearly 70% of health care facilities surveyed in this capital city of east Japan's Tochigi Prefecture feel burdened by the ...