Japan is joining the international race to add artificial intelligence and drones to its defense capabilities, driven by a need to deploy its forces more effectively as population…

Japanese internet bank SBI Sumishin Net Bank will work with Hitachi to offer an instant loan-screening service powered by artificial intelligence to regional banks, a sector…

Akebono Brake Industry's financial troubles that were revealed this week represent the immense cost cutting pressure auto suppliers are under, as carmakers try to allocate money…

Sony, which holds more than 50% of the global market for image sensors, is opening development centers in the U.S. and Europe in an effort to make up for a scarcity of engineering…

Struggling Japanese automotive electronics maker Pioneer got the green light from its shareholders on Friday to accept an investment from Hong Kong-based fund Baring Private…

Uber Technologies on Wednesday rolled out a cab-hailing service in Osaka with a smartphone application that connects passengers to a local taxi company.

Hitachi Ltd. said Friday it will withdraw from wind turbine production in the face of a small domestic market and fierce competition overseas with rivals such as Siemens AG of…

East Japan Railway Co. is testing a self-driving bus in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.

A mysterious fish that lives deep below the ocean’s surface has been popping up in the waters of Toyama Bay, causing marine experts to scratch their heads.

The government plans to designate waters around the Izu-Ogasawara oceanic trench as a marine protected area (MPA) that limits fishing and other human activities.