The former Nissan executive is accused of understating remuneration by around ¥9 billion, violating Japan's financial instruments and exchange law.

There has not been major progress in the booster shot rollout for elderly people and under 20% of the country's population have received booster shots.

Two new studies represent a significant salvo in the debate over the origins of a pandemic that has killed nearly 6 million people and sickened ...

As Russia wreaks havoc in Ukraine, Moscow has a powerful economic ally to help it resist Western sanctions: China.

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan "must respond with an eye on the impact on financial markets," as well as moves by Western countries.

The founder of Rakuten said in a letter addressed to Ukraine's president that the donation will go toward "humanitarian activities to help people in Ukraine ...

Services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have global reach, but for profit-motivated companies, taking a stand can be bad for business.

The decision by Western nations will exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, used for trillions of dollars worth of transactions between banks ...

The missile was believed had traveled about 300 kilometers, hitting a maximum altitude of 600 km. It did not land in Japan's exclusive economic zone.

The Ukrainian president's office said negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow would be held at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border without preconditions.