The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Nintendo broke the mold in every way with the DS, releasing it in North America before Japan, experimenting with what a console could be, and expanding gaming to new players.

Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’

Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his children

A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. An Ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen leaves, giving life back to them.

Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year

Australia should send more warships to the Taiwan Strait, Taipei says, after its vessels and others from Japan an New Zealand conducted patrols in September.

What a month!

The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.31% and posted a 2-1/2 week low. Friday’s decline in T-note yields weighed on the dollar. Also, Friday’s rally in the S&P 500 to a record high reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. The markets are discounting the chances at 66% for...