Excessive drought and rain and at wrong times destroying crops, especially rice. The cause: carbon dioxide gas from fossil fuel (petrol, diesel, gas and coal) used for energy here and abroad. Global ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C. C. Wei blamed worsening traffic snarls for delays in expanding its base in southwestern Japan, even while a parallel US effort races ...

Nvidia Corp. shares have staged a $1 trillion rebound in two months—and investors are betting the rally has further to go as fears about the firm give way to optimism.

Hirotaka Kuriyama / The Yomiuri ShimbunDefense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, shakes hands with Australian Defense Minister ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoRetiring Yomiuri Giants player Shigeo Nagashima waves to his many fans as he circles the ground at ...