TOKYO: Nobuhiko Obayashi, one of Japan’s most prolific filmmakers, who devoted his works to depicting war’s horrors and singing the eternal power of movies,...
TOKYO: Tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan and...
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shareholders approved Friday the ouster of Carlos Ghosn, who was pivotal in the Japanese automaker’s three-way partnership with...
TOKYO: A Japanese court has rejected an appeal from the lawyers of Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn over bail conditions that forbid him to contact his...
TOKYO: It can’t dribble, let alone slam dunk, but Toyota’s basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or a 3-pointer. The...
TOKYO: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, credited with bringing together the East and West in his innovative designs, has been awarded this year’s Pritzker...
TOKYO: Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained for another 10 days following his arrest on suspicion of falsifying income reports by millions of dollars...
TOKYO: Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national...
YOSHIKAWA, Japan: It’s drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Japan, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colors on iPad screens...
TOKYO: Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help bridge labor shortages at Japanese construction sites, though their use will be limited...
TOKYO: He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became...
TOYOTA, Japan: Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a “flying car.” A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that...
TOKYO: Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a...
TOKYO: Japanese technology company Softbank Group Corp. is buying British ARM Holdings for 24.3 billion pounds ($31 billion), in a deal the British government...
TOKYO: Ken Watanabe, one of a handful of Japanese actors who has made it on the international stage, underwent surgery for stomach cancer. He has beaten...
TOKYO: In the gentrified kitsch landscape Takashi Murakami depicts, 500 grotesque priests parade along dazzlingly colorful giant panels.The artist’s zany...
TOKYO: Visions of cars that drive themselves without emitting a bit of pollution while entertaining passengers with online movies and social media are what’s...
TOKYO: Worries are growing about the whereabouts of a freelance Japanese journalist, last heard from one month ago in war-torn Syria, where reporting...
SASEBO, Japan: The English-speaking receptionist is a vicious-looking dinosaur, and the one speaking Japanese is a female humanoid with blinking lashes. “If...
T OKYO: Toyota, Nissan and Honda are working together to get more fuel cell vehicles on roads in what they call Japan’s big push toward “a...
TOKYO: Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a...
TOKYO: Once at the leading edge of consumer electronics, Sony Corp. is now more lumbering giant than trend-setter after falling behind competitors such as...
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. is still at the top in global vehicle sales after the first quarter, selling 2.52 million vehicles around the world, outpacing...
TOKYO: Britain's Prince William, on his second day of a four-day trip to Japan, had tea Friday with Crown Prince Naruhito. Both princes may be equally...
T OKYO: Japanese mobile carrier Softbank said Tuesday it will incorporate artificial intelligence technology from IBM into its empathetic robot Pepper that...