Solo. Solitary. Alone. The Japanese word for this condition is botchi, short for hitoribotchi, meaning "all on one's own." A decade ago, few people in Japan would admit to being botchi, especially ...

MITO, Japan -- Regular flights between Japan's Ibaraki Airport and South Korea are set to resume next month thanks to fans of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Amazon said on Tuesday its low-cost Haul unit had considered listing import charges for goods in ...

The Seattle retailer spent a chaotic morning denying a report from Punchbowl News that it planned to display prices showing ...

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday ...

In March, former high-ranking officials from Japan's Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces called for a debate on nuclear weapons that is willing to touch upon concepts once considered taboo.

TOKYO -- New treatments for ALS are progressing little by little, with companies like U.S.-based Biogen and Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical working to give hope to patients of the incurable disease.

WASHINGTON -- In negotiations with trading partners over President Donald Trump's tariffs, the U.S. is first focusing on reaching initial agreements on the scope of talks, letting the administration ...

On April 3, U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs on semiconductor imports will start "very soon." The remark followed his announcement of "reciprocal tariffs" on all imports at varying rates, ...

TAIPEI -- When Apple faced the prospect of U.S. tariffs as high as 145% on its Chinese-made devices, its first response was not to rush production home but to quickly double down on Southeast Asia and ...

TOKYO -- Japan's point man in tariff talks with the U.S., will travel to Washington on Wednesday for the next round of ...

Partnering with state-owned Indian Oil and another company, the Japanese company aims to establish 30 production facilities nationwide by fiscal 2027, targeting growing demand for sustainable energy.