The legislation outline compiled by the government to revise the Imperial House Law contains two main pillars.

A man who described himself as a former Aichi prefectural police officer said matter-of-factly that he had long equated ...

Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, ...

DALLAS--Hajime Moriyasu's quest to lead Japan deep into the World Cup faces a master-versus-apprentice last-32 clash on ...

Trailblazing singer and actor Akihiro Miwa, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to become a fearless cultural icon, ...

SEOUL--A former South Korean justice minister was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after a court found him guilty of ...

Retirement is the next stop for the 500 Series Shinkansen, which tied for the world’s fastest commercial speed in 1997 when ...

Although Typhoon No. 8 was initially forecast to weaken before approaching Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported ...

Asian markets were mixed on Monday and U.S. futures advanced after stocks on Wall Street steadied with only modest losses ...

The government has drafted a proposal to grant the sons of patrilineal descendants adopted into the imperial family the right ...

Electric utilities’ secret recordings of court proceedings were aimed at collecting as much information as possible—including ...

SEOUL--South Korea and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed ‌their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean ⁠Peninsula and ...