The brewer of popular Japanese sake Dassai recently changed its company name to match its signature label, in a move aimed at boosting global brand recognition to expand sales abroad. "The entire ...

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday announced her candidacy for the Oct. 4 presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, aiming to become Japan's first female ...

Inflation in Japan slowed to 2.7 percent in August due partly to government energy subsidies, official data showed Friday, with the cost of rice easing following a huge price spike. Inflation ...

A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebra-like stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards ...

Japan’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5% Friday, in a decision that was widely expected, given recent inflation trends that have stayed above target. The Bank of Japan issued ...

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the government will work to address problems faced by Korean workers with U.S. visas before proceeding with a $350 billion investment package that ...

Asian shares mostly retreated Friday after a rally of technology stocks led by Nvidia and Intel pushed Wall Street to more records. Japan's Nikkei 225 switched from gains to losses, closing nearly 0.6 ...

Prosecutors have demanded a prison term of 12 years for a former MUFG Bank employee who allegedly stole gold bars and money from customer safe deposit boxes, describing the case as "an unprecedented ...

The Australian state of Queensland has banned the testing of drugs for recreational use, sparking warnings from health providers on Friday that the move could put lives at risk. Queensland ranks third ...

The Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company SSP Co is set to offer Cialis as Japan's first over-the-counter erectile dysfunction treatment drug. A health ministry panel on Thursday approved the tablet as a ...

Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday's episode of “The Daily Show,” one day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about the assassination of ...