As the July 20 House of Councillors election approaches in Japan, political parties are fervently arguing for regulations on ...

China's trade with North Korea in the first half of 2025 rose about 30 percent from a year earlier, official data showed ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to advance ongoing tariff ...

The personnel shortage in Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) is severe. Not just temporary fixes but fundamental measures are ...

A man who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student was ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder that causes a ...

Former ozeki Mitakeumi took an unexpected outright lead Friday with his sixth straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo ...

Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the ...

Lavender are now at their best at Kuju Flower Park in the city of Taketa, Oita Prefecture. The highland area, located at an ...

In just three days, 10 million yen (about $67,000) was raised through a crowdfunding campaign to relocate a rare ...

Ichika Kajimoto won Japan's first medal of the world aquatics championships in Singapore, taking bronze in the women's ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Friday as many investors refrained from buying amid a cautious mood ahead of this weekend's House of ...