JAPAN

In Japan, people can drink, smoke and vote once they turn 20, so after Coming of Age Day they're urged to become self-reliant.

More weak data from Europe ensured shares worldwide were set to end their first full week of 2015 in the red on Friday.

The unemployment rate is forecast slipping one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in December, which would be the lowest since June 2008.

The division is fit for a full-scale invasion of Taiwan, but lacks transportation to traverse the Taiwan Strait.

The Japanese automaker admits it knew as far back as 2011 about failing to disclose years of complaints about accidents and injuries.

The dollar hit a new nine-year high and stocks worldwide headed for their first back-to-back rise of the year on Thursday.

Deflation in the eurozone is likely the final push the ECB needs to pull the trigger on quantitative easing, despite Berlin's resistance.

It could take years for world leaders to recover from a mass deflation.

Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is bucking decades of policies against arms exports.

McDonald's Japan apologizes and promises to be better after customers find a tooth and plastic in food.

Market signals of deflation, at least in Europe, are becoming harder to ignore. All eyes are on the European Central Bank.

Some economists are warning that the U.S. faces creeping deflation. Here's what that means and why economists fear it.

Oil markets had slumped for a fourth straight session on Tuesday as mounting worries about the supply glut pressured crude prices.

Data are expected to show the first annual fall in consumer prices since 2009, piling pressure on the ECB.

McDonald's restaurants in Venezuela have a few options for sides -- french fries are no longer one of them.

Nintendo's new 3DS Ambassador Edition is will soon be available for purchase in Europe.

Popular travel destinations for 2015 include a home for samurais and white-capped volcanoes.

Economists are looking ahead to Friday's highly anticipated jobs report after the Dow plunged as much as 350 points Monday.

The world's largest fast-food chain took another hit to consumer confidence as a piece of vinyl was found in McNuggets at one of its branches in Japan.

Lackluster economic data from the U.S. on Friday fueled worries about the state of the global economy and the strength of oil demand.

New export orders rose for a sixth straight month but at a slightly slower pace than in November.