The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Japan plans to export used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to strengthen the Philippines' maritime defense against China's ...

TOKYO -- The high temperature in central Tokyo topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 7, marking the capital's first "extremely ...

Scuba divers celebrated Tanabata, or the star festival, off the coast of Sado Island in central Japan on July 5. Tanabata is often celebrated by writing wishes onto slips of paper and hanging them on ...

Japan endured another day of a searing heatwave on Monday, with temperatures soaring to the highest this year in Tokyo and ...

Investors await U.S. President Donald Trump's July 9 deadline for trade partners to strike deals on tariffs with a degree of ...

Discover how the Olympic and world women's javelin throw champion is pain-free in her inflamed elbow and has marked 20 August ...

Japan must diversify trade ties beyond the U.S. market to mitigate risks and focus on partnerships with countries favouring free trade, Hirofumi Yoshimura, co-representative of the opposition Japan ...

As Germany devolved into chaos at the end of World War II, a rare violin from the famed shop of Italian luthier Antonio ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese real wages in May fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years as persistent inflation continued to ...

Take a 4K walking tour through Ōta (Ōta-ku), a peaceful residential district in Tokyo, Japan. Experience everyday Japanese life, quiet backstreets, local shops, and authentic atmosphere far from the ...

Long-standing questions about the migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered, thanks to a rare and ...