Prime Minister Taro Aso loves comics. As for governing effectively? Not so much.
Weak economics and aging demographics trigger a surge in elderly crime.
Bolstered by a weak economy, an ineffectual government and a best-selling novel, Japanese youth flock to communism.
As economy weakens, more Japanese are shunning the outside world.
Colonel Sanders, a dirty canal, and a deepening Japanese baseball mystery.
The scion of a political family could be Japan's next prime minister.
Here comes the (lay) judge.
Japan is drowning in debt. It is also one of the U.S.'s biggest creditors. Can this last?
Democratic Party of Japan crushes Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party
One in six Japanese are now poor. The new government has vowed to tackle the problem, but how?
A high-profile court case against two Greenpeace activists kicks off in Japan.
Analysis: Killings are down. So why is anxiety up?
New worries grip the world's second largest economy. Here's what you need to know.
All eyes are on outspoken finance minister Naoto Kan.
In the city with the most Michelin stars, how to eat sumptuously at any price.
With potential shortages of oil, the horrific events in Japan likely to shake financial markets.
Dozens of daily aftershocks jolt the normally quake-hardened people of Yamagata.
The mood is grim at the Ochiai Sports Center in Yamagata City.
A bit of good news, even as the death toll from Japan's double-whammy disaster reaches more than 8,000.
Recovering bodies and planning for an uncertain existence are top priorities in northeast Japan.
