A former ruling party lawmaker received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, suspended for five years, for defrauding the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of newly developed reconnaissance and suicide attack drones earlier this week ...

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto places fifth in the short program at the world championships in Boston but stayed ...

Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc. executive Hisashi Hieda will step down from his role as managing adviser, the company says, ...

Japan has unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan, regarded by China as its ...

The U.S. government's plan to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on auto imports will have an "extremely large impact" on the Japanese economy, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warns.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will start imposing next week an additional 25 percent tariff on all automobiles made ...

Japan's parliament enacted legislation to set new rules designed to prevent candidates from using inappropriate tactics, such ...

Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures, leaving at least eight buildings ...

Japan and Brazil adopts a five-year action plan to strengthen their strategic partnership amid rising geopolitical risks and trade tensions.

Japan dominate throughout but settle for a 0-0 home draw with Saudi Arabia in their first game since securing their qualification to the 2026 World Cup, sealing the top spot in the Asian final round ...

Japan has begun accepting Palestinians injured in the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says, in its first such step since the launch of large-scale Israeli attacks on ...