Japan’s health ministry says two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship with the new virus have died, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-stricken vessel.

About 500 passengers have left the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the end of a quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a virus among passengers and crew

A Japanese virologist says if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow the games probably couldn’t be held because of the fast-spreading coronavirus from Wuhan, China.

An extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship is ending in Japan, and many scientists say it has been a failure

More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were being quarantined at military bases in California and Texas on Monday after arriving from Japan on charter flights overnight.

Mainland China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths for a total of 1,868, following a report that 80% of cases have been mild, prompting guarded optimism from health officials

A passenger aboard a cruise ship quarantined in Japan because of the coronavirus, has accused the U.S. government of “holding me hostage” ahead of a planned evacuation on Sunday.

Nissan, reeling from a scandal over its former superstar executive Carlos Ghosn, says it sank into red ink for the latest quarter as its vehicle sales fell around the world.

More  offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China are reopening after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many workers and shoppers appear to be staying home

Sumo is going to get some extra attention because of the Tokyo Olympics.

Prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan, and is now in Lebanon

Nine years after “Fukushima” became synonymous with nuclear disaster, the area will help kick off the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by hosting the opening ceremony’s torch relay near its devastated power plant.

Nissan’s fugitive ex-boss Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance Wednesday since being smuggled out of Japan last week, saying he fled a “nightmare” that would not end and vowed to defend his name wherever he can get a fair trial....

Ghosn spoke to a room packed with journalists for more than two hours in the Lebanese capital, where he arrived...

Japan’s justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country despite the stringent surveillance imposed as a condition of his release.

Japan’s justice minister on Sunday called the flight of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges inexcusable and vowed to beef up immigration checks. Justice Minister Masako Mori said she had ordered an investigation after Ghosn issued a statement a few days ago saying he was in Lebanon.

A lawyer for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he felt outraged and betrayed by his client’s escape from Japan to Lebanon, but also expressed an understanding for his feelings of not being able to get a fair trial. Takashi Takano wrote in a blog post that he was more angry at Japan’s judicial system.

Lebanon’s justice minister says Lebanon has received an international wanted notice from Interpol for Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn. Albert Serhan tells The Associated Press in an interview that the Red Notice for the former automotive titan was received earlier Thursday by prosecutors. Interpol’s so-called Red Notices are requests to law enforcement agencies worldwide that they locate and provisionally arrest a...

Japanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail before a trial on financial misconduct charges and left for Lebanon.