Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished ...

A former Japanese Red Army faction member involved in a 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines jet has reportedly died in North ...

While Yusuke Nakayama didn’t win a prize at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, he left France as a big winner, nonetheless.

Chimpanzees infected with hepatitis C virus in experiments decades ago at last received treatment using drugs made for humans based on the tests, researchers said.

NAGOYA—The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian ...

The primary focus in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet reshuffle was the fate of Yoshimasa Hayashi, a veteran lawmaker ...

Poplar Publishing Co., a prominent producer of children’s books in Japan, has set up a subsidiary in India in a bid to break ...

YOKOHAMA—Nissan Motor Co. is seeing signs of recovery despite challenges in overseas markets and plans to drive growth ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...

In the first round of the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Japan’s Samurai Blue national team was defeated by Brazil 2-1 on June 29, bringing their tournament run to a heartbreaking end. The match was a ...

UTSUNOMIYA—Police have arrested a Yokohama couple on suspicion of directing four teenagers to perpetrate a home invasion that left a 69-year-old woman dead and her two sons injured. The arrests of ...

Trailblazing singer and actor Akihiro Miwa, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to become a fearless cultural icon, champion for the marginalized and tireless advocate for peace, has died. He ...