Currently, various conducts related to prostitution are punishable by law, but there is no penalty for those who solicit sex ...

The prime minister is likely to bring a member of the Japan Innovation Party into the Cabinet for the first time, a sign of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signaled stability during trying times by keeping most of her Cabinet intact and leaving top ...

Even a subtle change in U.S. rhetoric about Taiwan could embolden Beijing and risk the region’s fragile peace.

Issues arose after organizers expected 15,000 athletes and officials for the Games, only for numbers to increase as new ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill authorizing tariffs of up to 100% to increase pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The number of new HIV carriers fell by 38 to 624, the lowest in 20 years, while that of AIDS patients dropped by 66 to 266.

The proposals, which neither governments has endorsed, come ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

South Korea’s foreign minister made the remarks at the airport before departing to the U.S., where he is due to meet Marco ...

Rain is expected over the rare five-day holiday — an alignment that has not occurred in 11 years — putting a damper on ...

At present, international students can bring their spouses and partners and dependent children under the age of 18 into ...

The Mitsui Ocean Sakura, the successor to the company’s Nippon Maru cruise ship, has a total of 229 guest rooms and five ...