Six months into office, the odds appear stacked against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Yet he has enjoyed what political ...

At least a third of the boys and half of the girls in one class at a national elementary school here had been involved in ...

Cooperation between Japan and the United States is critical for maintaining stability in Asia. However, concerns have arisen ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has launched military drills around Taiwan that serve as a "stern warning and ...

Japan plans to invest over 20 trillion yen ($134 billion) in the five years from fiscal 2026 to enhance the country's ...

A series of thefts targeting cherry blossom viewers at a park in this southwestern Japan city have been reported, and local ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested without a warrant on suspicion of abandoning a high school student's corpse at his home in the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear deterrence should not be the "final form of security," a Japanese forum said Monday in its ...

Seven people were injured but conscious after a car barreled through a busy area of downtown Nagoya, central Japan, on ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday, as investors hunted for bargains after the Nikkei index's plunge to a seven-month ...

Japan will send a medical team to Myanmar early Wednesday as part of its support for the Southeast Asian country following a ...

KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and ...