Japan news and stories by mail.com

Please enable JavaScript to experience the full functionality of mail.com.

Japan

North Korea's Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will ...

Asian stocks rise, oil soars on Iran sanctions worries

Asian stocks mostly rose Tuesday and oil prices soared to their highest level since October after the U.S. said it would soon ...

Carlos Ghosn

New indictment expands case against Nissan ex-chair Ghosn

Japanese prosecutors said Monday they have indicted Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn on fresh breach of trust charges ...

World markets mixed, oil rises on Iran concerns

World stock markets were mostly lower while oil prices surged for a second day Monday following reports Washington wants to ...

AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no ...

Asian markets mixed in post-Easter trading

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following the Easter holiday weekend as investors looked ahead to U.S. and Japanese ...

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe

Japan courts Trump using emperor, first lady's birthday

Without close friends in Asia, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be using every opportunity, even the emperor's ...

Pompeo dismisses NKorea's rejection of him as US negotiator

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rejected a North Korean demand that he be replaced as President Donald Trump's top ...

Toyota, SoftBank fund, Denso invest $1 billion in Uber

Japan's top automaker Toyota, auto parts maker Denso and internet company SoftBank's investment fund are investing $1 billion ...

Asian stocks rise in quiet holiday trading

Asian stock indexes rose moderately in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed. Japan's benchmark ...

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe

President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperor

President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned ...

Japanese father, son appear in Las Vegas in $1.5B fraud case

Two former investment executives from Japan pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas on Thursday to criminal fraud charges in what ...

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn appeal on extended detention rejected

Japan's top court said Thursday it has rejected an appeal by former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's lawyers against his ...

Kosuke Kitajima

Ticket sales: The least understood side of the Olympics

It's Olympic ticket sales time again, perhaps the least understood side of the games. "Time flies," said Kosuke Kitajima, a ...

Akihito

Emperor performs ritual to report abdication to Shinto gods

Emperor Akihito prayed at a Japanese shrine Thursday in a ritual to report his upcoming abdication to the Shinto gods.

Asian stocks sink after Wall Street declines

Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data. Benchmarks in Shanghai, ...

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn's wife fears his trial may be unfair

The wife of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan and Renault, said Wednesday she is worried whether her husband, ...

World market mostly rise on encouraging Chinese growth data

Stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after news that China's economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace ...

Monkey Punch, creator of megahit Japan comic Lupin III, dies

Cartoonist Monkey Punch, best known as the creator of the Japanese megahit comic series Lupin III, has died at age of 81.

Japan reports exports, trade surplus slid in March

Japan's exports declined in March as shipments to China dropped more than 9%, pulling the nation's trade surplus sharply ...