Asian stock markets have advanced ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, following a solid ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 31 and ...

Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, quit the Japan Sumo ...

The FTSE 100 opened slightly higher as the US and China prepare to hold trade talks in London. The UK’s blue-chip stock index ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first ...

Doting property boss dad plasters giant childhood photos of son across city to advertise real estate projects.

Japanese officials say an explosion at a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa injured four soldiers.

South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during a telephone call ...

Naoya Inoue is prepared to honor the request made by his countryman.  Junto Nakatani humbly furthered the cause for an ...

Nomura Holdings Inc. is closing one of its four branches in China, as the Japanese securities firm scales back its wealth ...

Japan's economy contracted in the January-March quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated, government data showed on ...