Siemens Medical Solutions and Kameda Healthinformatics Institute Inc. announced the establishment of a joint venture company which will be named Siemens Kameda Healthcare IT Systems K.K., effective today.

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ruled out immediate sanctions against Myanmar Friday, reported Kyodo News. Government officials also called for an investigation into the death of a Japanese video journalist who was shot dead while filming the ongoing Myanmar protests.

Veteran lawmaker, Yasuo Fukuda, has been elected Japan's new prime minister. Japan's powerful lower house of Parliament, dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party, voted overwhelmingly in favor of Yasuo Fukuda. His closest competitor was the opposition candidate, Ichiro Ozawa.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet members formally resigned Tuesday, paving the way for the election of former chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda as prime minister.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has chosen former chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda to lead the party and replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of its new automobile plant in Yorii, Saitama prefecture, Japan.

On Sunday, Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a successor to Shinzo Abe, who last week tendered his resignation as prime minister. The election will be a head-to-head battle between the conservative head of the party, Taro Aso, and the more moderate former chief cabinet secretary, Yasuo Fukuda.

Who wants to live forever? Tomoji Tanabe – the oldest man of the World – who turned 112 Tuesday and said reporters that he hoped to live for infinity.

Japan's former foreign minister acknowledged Sunday he faced probable defeat in the race of next Prime Minister of Japan to replace ailing PM Shinzo Abe.

Japan has successfully launched and put into Earth orbit its Selene lunar orbit explorer, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Friday.

Former Japanese foreign minister Taro Aso announced Friday he would run in the ruling party's contest to replace Shinzo Abe, who resigned as prime minister earlier this week.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to elect a new leader, and the county's new prime minister, September 23, a Japanese news agency reported Thursday.