The government and ruling bloc have agreed to raise the tax on minivehicles for private use by 50 percent from ¥7,200 to ¥10,800 a year, it was learned Wednesday. New vehicles to be purchased in ...

Sales of used vehicles in the nation fell 2.9 percent from a year earlier to 308,463 units in November, down for the seventh consecutive month, an industry group said Wednesday. The prolonged owner...

The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito likely will stipulate in their outline of tax system revisions for fiscal 2014 that a reduced consumption tax rate system will be introduced when the tax ...

NEW YORK (AP)—The founder of Lululemon is stepping down as chairman after raising ire with his comments about the body types of potential buyers of the retailer’s yoga pants. The company also s...

The government considers China’s newly claimed air defense identification zone over the East China Sea incompatible with the current international order, according to a draft outline of Tokyo’s p...

NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—Gold Tuesday capped the biggest advance since mid-October as the dollar weakened, boosting the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. Gold futures for Fe...

The dollar fell below ¥102.50 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday, chiefly weighed down by position-adjustment selling. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥102.48-49, down from ¥103.24-26 at the same ti...

JERUSALEM (Jiji Press)—A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for killing one Japanese female tourist and injuring another in Cappadocia, central Turkey, in September, officials of t...