Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot-strip mill

Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74

Murakami's works, which explored sex, violence, and youth culture, were translated globally.

China orders ‘all-out’ rescue after Tibet quake kills 16

More than 300 houses collapsed in the 7.0 magnitude quake, which struck on Thursday at 10:33 p.m.

Shigeru Miyamoto named first video game-related recipient of Japan’s Order of Culture

The legendary Nintendo figure will be officially conferred with the award in a Nov. 3 ceremony.