A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced a man to death over a knife attack near Shanghai last June that injured a Japanes

Japan has uncovered a massive $26 billion reserve of rare earth minerals beneath the Pacific Ocean, near Minami-Tori-Shima Island. These deposits, including cobalt, nickel, and copper, could boost Japan's economy,

Chinese foreign minister meets visiting lawmakers from Japanese ruling coalition in latest sign of growing detente.

TOKYO -- ANA Holdings has begun offering free domestic flights for passengers connecting from China as the airline group seeks to welcome aboard more inbound tourists, Nikkei has learned.

Over 300 members of the Chinese community in Japan gathered at the Spring Festival reception hosted by the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on Friday to celebrate friendship and usher in the Chinese New Year.

Tokyo stocks fell Friday for the third straight day, as Nikkei heavyweight Fast Retailing was sold after the operator of the Uniqlo c

The Suzhou Intermediate People's Court said the Chinese man named Zhou Jia Sheng, 52, accused of stabbing the three at a Japanese school bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on June 24, was "debt-ridden" and did not want to continue living, a government official told reporters in Tokyo.

The dollar traded in narrow ranges against major peers on Thursday as it struggled for direction in the absence of concrete announcements on tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. A spate of central bank policy decisions could move currencies over the next week,

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing said pension funds and mutual funds would be required to increase purchases of shares,

A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death.

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations.