Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, creator of ‘Ashita no Joe,’ dies at 87

GMO tells account holders to prepare for worst as hackers threaten exposure

GMO Internet Group asked account holders to back up data and unplug their computers as a hacking group threatened to dis…

Koizumi heads to Philippines for ASEAN defense talks, but China meeting unlikely

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry had yet to confirm if the Chinese defense chief would even attend th…

Takaichi administration approves ordinance outlining secondary capital requirements

Of the 47 prefectures, only Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka meet the necessary conditions.