Japan

Flooding and landslides have killed at least 50 people and left dozens missing in western areas of Japan. Most of the deaths have occurred in Hiroshima prefecture, which has been hit by torrential rain since Thursday....

The Nissan Note topped Japan’s car sales rankings in the first half of 2018, the company announced, as it rolled out upgraded versions of the popular model to give customers even more options. Nissan sold 73,380...

Japan coach Akira Nishino became the fourth coach who will not continue as the head of their national team in the wake of the World Cup finals, he confirmed on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the...

AstraZeneca has won rapid regulatory approval for new uses of two of its important cancer drugs in Japan, less than six months after the first global approvals in Western markets. The decisions by the Japanese Ministry...

Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on Thursday but survived to become the only Asian side to qualify for last 16 of the World Cup in Russia — and the first team ever to progress thanks to...

Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in the opening match in World Cup Group H on Tuesday, taking advantage of an early red card for midfielder Carlos Sanchez. Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in their opening Group...

A powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year- old girl and injuring more than 200, according to an official tally. Television images showed buildings swaying and burst...

An elderly man and a young girl were killed, with several other people also in “cardiopulmonary arrest”, after walls collapsed in a magnitude-6.1 earthquake that hit Osaka in western Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said....

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to draw on his close ties with President Donald Trump in talks on Thursday, will urge the U.S. leader not to forget Tokyo’s security concerns in his drive for a...

Trouble-hit Japan will hope star power can reverse their flagging fortunes after new coach Akira Nishino named his 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia on Thursday. The former JFA technical director, who took charge...