Poor profitability has made Samsung Electronics Co. stop selling flat panel televisions and other consumer products in Japan, the company announced Friday.

Japan's main opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa has agreed to stay on following a row within his party over whether to accept a power-sharing offer from the Prime Minister.

It produces the most prized rice in a country that prides itself on its rice, but summer heat waves have sent temperatures soaring in Japan's Uonuma region, resulting in lower quality rice grains.

Talks between Japan's Government and the Opposition have failed to resolve a stand-off over the country's involvement in anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.

It was a day of diplomatic embarrassment for Japan today as it was forced to withdraw from the military coalition supporting operations in Afghanistan.

Japan's largest chain of foreign language schools , Nova Corp has filed for court protection from creditors.

A paper in the International Journal of Japanese Sociology – published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that the pattern of social fluidity in East Asian countries differ substantially from their Western counterparts, thus rendering the Western research models inadequate for the Asian context.

As Japan’s Parliament is expected not to secure an extension of its Afghan mission, the U.S. and Britain urged Thursday the Asian nation to keep on with their mission in the Indian Ocean .

The Japanese government has decided to reduce financial aid to Myanmar following a crackdown by the ruling military junta on pro-democracy protestors, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Tuesday.

Japan's Cabinet approved on Tuesday the extension of economic sanctions against North Korea for another six months over the lack of progress in the issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today opened its new Engineering Center, located within the Nissan Technical Center (NTC) campus in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Construction started in October 2004 and was completed in September.

Japan, Myanmar's biggest aid donor, is considering cutting back its donations to protest the death of a Japanese journalist during pro-democracy demonstrations in Yangon, the foreign minister said Wednesday.