Navy Chief Fired

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ordered a review of the Defense Ministry’s structure amid mounting criticism of its handling of a collision between its most advanced naval destroyer and a small fishing boat.

For Founder’s Grandson, On-the-Job Education

Running Toyota might seem to be Akio Toyoda’s birthright, but it is not guaranteed.

At Toyota, a Global Giant Reaches for Agility

Toyota’s top executives are trying to replicate the company’s success and operating principles in other countries while ceding more control to these new outposts.

Mercury Taint Divides a Japanese Whaling Town

The people of Taiji, a Japanese fishing village, have been united in the face of international scorn that accompanies their annual dolphin hunt — until now.

Japanese Destroyer Strikes Fishing Boat

A Japanese Aegis destroyer ran into a two-man fishing boat on Tuesday in waters near Tokyo, apparently slicing the smaller craft in two, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces said.

Candidate Wins Support in the East. No, Farther East.

In Obama, Japan, population 32, 000, some residents are showing their support for the American presidential candidate who shares their town’s name.

Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92

Mr. Ichikawa’s versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like “The Burmese Harp” and “Fires on the Plain” to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations.

Warding Off Evil Spirits, but Not Toll of Affluence

Having survived typhoons, Japanese conquest and war, the religious traditions of Miyako Island in Japan are losing ground to an increasingly urban life.

Japan Focuses Anger on U.S. In Rape Arrest of a Marine

The prime minister of Japan voiced anger Tuesday over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa by a United States marine.

The Bible as Graphic Novel, With a Samurai Stranger Called Christ

Artist Ajinbayo Akinsiku’s Son of God is here to shake things up in a new, much-abridged version of the Bible rooted in manga, the Japanese form of graphic novels.

From Japan’s Slump in 1990s, Lessons for U.S.

A Japan-style quagmire, most economists say, is an outcome that can be avoided in the United States with sound economic policy.

As a Japanese Island Grows Less Remote, a Wildcat Grows More Endangered

Researchers worry that tourists may be endangering one the world’s rarest wildcats, which is found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote.

Amgen Sells Drug Rights and Unit in Japan

Biotechnology giant Amgen is selling the Japanese rights to some drugs to Takeda Pharmaceutical of Japan in a deal that might bring Amgen more than $1 billion.

Insecticide-Tainted Dumplings From China Sicken 175 in Japan

Japanese officials said the dumplings contained an agricultural pesticide used in China but not common in Japan.

Screams in Asia Echo in Hollywood

With remakes of Asian horror movies, American studios persist in trying to raise the spirits of the dead.