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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, as well as in the ...

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