Ten convicts are promised freedom in exchange for defending a small town in feudal Japan. Tasked with holding a fortress ...

a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products and we can’t turn a profit. We’ll go under.

The event is a big boost to some small business owners that have been struggling. Japantown was the place to be this weekend. Thousands were filling the streets in search of food, drink ...

TOKYO -- Mizuho Bank plans to start a program in May that provides business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises throughout Japan, Nikkei has learned. With guarantees from financial ...