The Year of the Snake is characterized by wisdom, calm and steady progress. It urges introspection, calculated moves and a ...

The shinkansen has been mostly stuck in Japan as competitors from Europe and China sell their own high-speed trains in an ...

Investors and startup supporters say Japan is still in the seed-planting phase of startup development and must address some ...

The New Year is to see Japan well on the road to a new-born prosperity, with the Yen nearer its normal rate of exchange, a ...

Overcoming the challenges that lay ahead will require the prime minister to make the best use of his political and diplomatic ...

Investors are more confident about the economy than this time a year ago, with consumers and businesses having absorbed ...

Traditional techniques for joining wooden pillars were used and inspired by the raised platform at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.

Emperor Naruhito stressed the 'importance of people recognizing their differences and working hand in hand to realize a ...

The Ukrainian leader's address caps a difficult year for the war-battered country, which has been fending off a ...

Most of the people affected by the disaster have returned to their homes or moved into temporary housing, and are working to ...

Two or three rate hikes expected this year could take the central bank's benchmark to 1% for the first time in three decades.

The anecdote in question took place in 2003, not long after Friedman, who made his name as lead guitarist for the heavy metal ...