WASHINGTON—U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries may be militarily effective, but they are killing innocent civilians in a way that is obscene and immoral. I’m afraid tha...

Daihatsu Motor Co. reported to the transport ministry that it will recall 764,053 minivehicles in the nation due to defects in the automatic transmission and engine systems. The recall affects nine...

Import vehicle sales up 21.5% Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in November rose 21.5 percent from a year before to 23,982 units, growing for the 19th straight month, the Japan Automobile Impo...

Stocks continued to fall sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, dragged down by futures-led selling on the back of the yen’s appreciation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 230....

Honda Motor Co.’s Fit subcompact car remained the best-selling vehicle in the nation for the second straight month in November, industry data showed Thursday. The Fit retained the top rank thanks...

NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—Gold posted the biggest jump in seven weeks Wednesday as the dollar pared gains and commodity prices advanced, led by crude oil, renewing demand for an inflation hedge. Gold ...

NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—West Texas Intermediate surged to a five-week high Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories declined for the first time in 11 weeks. The WTI-Brent spread was the narrowest in nine...

Increasing the amount of child-care leave taken by men will help create a social environment more conducive to child-rearing. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has started discussions highly li...

We praise the recent move concerning a bill on protecting specially designated state secrets as a certain degree of advancement in terms of protecting people’s “right to know.” During delibera...