TOKYO The sudden appreciation of the yen in the wake of the Bank of Japan's surprise interest rate hike and hawkish stance is largely seen as the main reason the…
YOKOHAMA ust under an hour on the subway from central Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama is a welcome break from the busy streets of the capital with its relaxed…
PARIS Test flights of so-called flying taxis -- futuristic drones capable of transporting people -- have been scrapped in Paris during the Olympics as the certification for the engine has…
TOKYO Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a four-day trip from Friday to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the Japanese government said Thursday. Kishida will attend Japan's first-ever summit involving…
TOKYO Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co said Thursday it will discontinue its red yeast rice business following a scandal involving dietary supplements that contained material suspected of causing deaths. The company's board…
BELGRADE Following Novak Djokovic's dramatic gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Serbia is set to build a museum dedicated to the tennis great, according to the country's president. "We…
TOKYO U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited, the embassy said Wednesday. Emanuel will not attend…
CAMBRIDGE, England Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, and on an unassuming English high street, the race to unleash the latest tech revolution is…
TOKYO Sony raised its annual net profit forecast on Wednesday after a solid performance in the first quarter, predicting strong sales in video games and music, as well as image…
CHICAGO Shota Imanaga gave up two hits through seven innings, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run drive for his first homer with the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3…
