Japan's embassy in the Philippines has recently tightened tourist visa slots for Filipino travelers amid a surge in visitors ...

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato says that he has agreed with new U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that they ...

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff at an international airport in ...

A record 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan died by suicide last year, up 14 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear forces this year during a tour of a ...

Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines, as it made its final run after about 24 years in ...

The Japanese government announces countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that has called for reviewing Japan's male-only imperial succession law.

Fuji Television Network Inc. is expected to discuss whether President Koichi Minato should step down following allegations ...

New Year Grand Sumo Tournament winner Hoshoryu is still feeling the effects of the grueling three-way championship playoff in ...

Japan is set to implement a policy enabling the government to instruct farmers to submit production increase plans if ...

Tokyo stocks were mixed on the morning of Jan. 28, as technology shares tracked declines in their U.S. counterparts after a ...

Former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer will rejoin the DeNA BayStars for the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season, ...