Asian stock markets plunged Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slump the U.S. economy and its impact on the global economy....

Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as the...

Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the U.S. economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight.

Japan’s brash, right-leaning former foreign minister announced Friday that he would run for ruling party president in a move that would put him on track to take...

Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating.

Sony says it is recalling 440,000 units of Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating.

A Japanese monk trying to rid his temple of a hornet’s nest panicked when the hornets attacked him and dropped a torch, burning his temple to the ground, police...

Two new candidates indicated Thursday they would join the race to replace Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda after his abrupt resignation this week, but a new poll...

Boeing Co. will serve as consultant to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for its mid-sized regional jet _ the first “made in Japan” passenger aircraft in three...

Japanese news reports say North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors.

Japan’s rapidly aging society is forecast to lead to shortfalls in young people, workers and tax revenues. Add to that another shortage: crematoria.

A record number of climbers scaled Japan’s Mount Fuji during the summer season and deaths and injuries rose as many underestimated the trek, city officials said.

Potential successors to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who abruptly resigned this week, began rallying their forces Wednesday ahead of a ruling party vote to...

A tough-talking former foreign minister emerged Tuesday as the top candidate to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has plunged Japan’s...

Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add...

Police were trying to determine Tuesday whether they were the victim of a hoax after the body they thought they found at a seaside resort was actually a life-sized...

Police were trying to determine Tuesday whether they were the victim of a hoax after the body they thought they found at a seaside resort was actually a life-sized...

Japan’s chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned Monday after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to...

Japan’s unpopular prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, announced his resignation Monday after less than a year in office.

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has announced his resignation.