Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the Tokara Leaf Warbler was characterized as its own species, it was believed to be similar to the Ijima’s Leaf Warbler.

Japan’s first new bird species in decades has been confirmed after hidden differences in bird songs came to light. The Tokara Leaf Warbler, identified through DNA and song analysis, was announced ...

TOKYO—A slight cooling in Tokyo inflation and a pullback in industrial output send mixed signals about Japan’s economy as the fallout from war in the Middle East complicates the path for interest-rate ...

For more than a decade, Japanese home builders have been tiptoeing into the U.S. housing market with small, discreet acquisitions of private American construction companies. Their quiet era is over.

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved to 17 in March from 16 three months earlier, but ...

A major Wall Street powerhouse is weighing a southern escape as New York City’s new mayor talks about soaking big business with taxes, according to a report published Sunday. Apollo Global Management, ...

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to March, according to a closely watched survey released on Wednesday, a sign that ...