Ishiba announced the plan during a visit to areas damaged heavily by the rain and the powerful Jan. 1 earthquake.

PIF currently owns 8.58% of Nintendo and also has stakes in video game companies Nexon, Capcom, and Koei Tecmo.

Aziz Ahmed came to Japan from Pakistan at the age of 9 and remembers the hardships he faced interpreting for family members ...

Indie gems were on the show floor, but the nostalgia from remakes and remasters drew the biggest crowds this year.

New release 'Shinbangumi' comes after a whirlwind year for the American artist who blends glittering pop echoes of 1980s Japan with a mish-mash of Western influences.

Government leaders expect a major boon for the region from clean hydrogen, produced using electricity from renewable sources ...

Britain will transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and many Chagossians are angry that they were not given a ...

The disappearance of avian species erases functions they serve in innumerable ecosystems and may lead to 'secondary knock-on ...

The ministry will support the installation of manually operated gates and fences at crossings that do not have alarms or ...

Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano said Saturday that he will seek to join an MLB team as an international free agent this ...

This was the first evacuation of Japanese nationals from Lebanon using SDF aircraft since tensions flared up in the Middle ...

Inside Dodger Stadium, the influence of Japanese fans is clear, from Japanese-language merchandise to cuisine that included ...