Softbank’s shares rise sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the tech/communications giant overtakes Toyota to become Japan’s largest public company, with a market capitalization of more than ¥48 ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology vessel Chikyū successfully retrieves mud containing rare earths from the seabed, 5,700 meters underwater, off the remote Japanese island of ...

It’s been seven days in hell. Here is the timeline to the crisis caused by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan—constantly updated. It includes all the news and features ordered chronologically, as ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan at a magnitude of 9.0 struck the country on March 11. Below is a timeline of events following the earthquake and tsunami and the effect on nuclear power ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan at a magnitude of 8.9 struck the country on March 11. Below is a timeline of events following the earthquake and tsunami and the effect on nuclear power ...

The yen has been under sustained pressure over the past year, prompting Japan to enter the foreign exchange market to defend the currency. The benefits of this intervention are already waning, raising ...