Scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’

South Korean probe concludes North Korea planted DMZ mines

The findings were consistent with a preliminary probe that indicated North Korean troops had crossed the Military Demarc…

BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say

The central bank will express its view as early as Oct. 30 in its next quarterly Outlook for Economic Activity and Price…

Tokyo’s record streak of rain comes to an end

Friday's showers capped the city's longest stretch of rainy days since records began in 1886.