New world records in some sports are remarkably elusive, yet in others they seem to fall regularly. There is a good mathematical reason why.

Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister.

The move by Japan, a U.S. defense treaty ally, and Taiwan, a U.S. security partner and major purchaser of American weapons, ...

Japanese stocks hit another record on Tuesday (Oct 7), building on the previous day's surge following the election of a ...

TOKYO -- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi secretly met Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the opposition ...