Trump’s “Liberation Day” is here — and Japan’s car industry just got slammed with a 25% tariff on all vehicles and parts imported to the U.S. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we break down: ...

Hooters is going bust. The U.S. restaurant chain, known for chicken wings and its skimpy “Hooters Girls” wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed the motion ...

An object believed to be a human skull has been found in a vacant house in Tokyo, police said Wednesday. According to police, the owner of the house in Ogikubo, Suginami Ward, called 110 at around ...

Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eagerly awaited by both gamers and investors. Everything from the ...

A former Fuji Television Network Inc employee expressed both relief and frustration in a statement Tuesday after a third-party panel report concluded she was sexually assaulted by famed former TV host ...

Japan's job availability ratio in February fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.24, marking the first deterioration in six months, as employers grappled with surging material and utility costs ...

Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the Australian shore, officials said Wednesday. Several homes were ...

Val Kilmer, the California-born, Juilliard-trained actor who starred in films including "Top Gun," "The Doors," "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" and earned a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has ...

Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and ...

China's military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan, saying it was practicing precision strikes on port and energy ...

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on Wednesday, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that have businesses, ...

U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who has faced calls to resign over his role in the recent Yemen chat group scandal, saw renewed scrutiny Tuesday after the Washington Post reported on his ...