Japan's Rakuten Group has decided not to seek a listing for Rakuten Securities on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company said on Thursday. The struggling e-commerce giant had said in November that it had temporarily withdrawn its application to have the securities unit go public,

The driver was able to talk with rescuers but they retreated after the area around the hole became unstable, a spokesperson said.

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, Kato said on Wednesday, following a video conference call between the two officials.

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson are resigning immediately to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s natural beauty await intrepid travelers.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sojitz will acquire Australian infrastructure developer Capella Capital Partnership in a deal worth 470 million Australian dollars ($293 million), Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- An oval-shaped pit suddenly formed on a busy road in Yashio, Japan, on Tuesday, taking down a truck and trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews battled unstable ground and debris.

Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen.

A London court on Wednesday gave the green light to the extradition of two British men wanted by Japanese authorities in connection

Japan saw 233,000 Indians visit the country, a 40% increase from the previous year, according to data from JNTO.