The Nikkei average hit an intraday high of 43,451.46 before closing up 1.30 percent at a record high level of 43,274.67. The broader Topix index settled 0.83 percent higher at 3,091.91.

As technology use grows, so does the demand for top tech talent. The United States continues to hold first place in the rankings, but another region, Asia-Pacific, is climbing up the charts. China, ...

You'll soon be able to fly directly to Okinawa again as Scoot will launch three new flight routes, including one to the ...

Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on ...

President Lee Jae Myung will visit Tokyo on Aug. 23 to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Lee's office ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next week before flying to Washington for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan between Aug. 23 and Aug. 24 and hold a summit with Prime Minister ...

Mets' David Stearns was spotted Tuesday in Japan, where he was scouting Munetaka Murakami, a slugging corner infielder for ...

TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, ...

Japan is undergoing a transformation. With valuations well below historical averages and global peers, we see an attractive ...

Global share markets hit a record and the dollar was subdued on Wednesday, as investors cheered mild inflation data and signs ...

Eighty years ago this past week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...