Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York ...

For many travelers, Japan is a dream destination: a country where the food culture alone justifies the trip, and the history, landscapes, and impeccable infrastructure only provide more of a reason to ...

Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed. Mia Itoshiro works with a group that gives seminars on preventing gaming ...

The Japanese government is releasing supplies from its emergency rice stockpile for the first time to address shortages that have sparked price rises.

(Bloomberg) -- Kojima Industries Corp. is a small company and little-known outside Japan, where it produces cup holders, USB sockets and door pockets for car interiors. But its modest role in the ...

A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 24, 2024. Suddenly, the 25% surge in the Nikkei 225 Stock ...

While the world is focusing on the radioactive water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the country is grappling with other big questions about its use of nuclear energy. Japan ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jets made emergency landings at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Monday, but there were no injuries or damage, officials said. The fighter jets ...