The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it easier for employers to utilize overtime options allowed under the current ...

An emotional yokozuna Onosato could not hold back the tears after ending a yearlong wait for a championship in convincing fashion at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 27. As Japan’s national ...

Japan’s government issued a warning Friday for increased vigilance against cyberattacks, which are rising in number and becoming more sophisticated. The National Cybersecurity Office, which was set up ...

Tokyo-based Space One Co. self-destructed its Kairos No. 3 small rocket shortly after launch on March 5, dealing another blow to Japan’s efforts to put a satellite in space through a private company.

The first Diet session for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her landslide win in the Lower House election ended after extreme confusion brought about by confrontation between the ruling coalition ...

Under the autumn sky, a woman in “monpe” traditional loose work trousers glances at the newspaper that runs the text of the newly promulgated Constitution of Japan. Her eyes become glued to Article 14 ...

SEOUL―South Korea’s exports nearly doubled in October, the sharpest jump in ‌more than 50 years, as robust global ⁠demand for ...

SEOUL―North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, ‌marble ...

May, at a training area inside Camp Schwab, a U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, about 20 young Marines in camouflage uniforms were practicing drone operations in the sweltering heat. The ...

Tax authorities have penalized a Hong Kong-based freight company for submitting a fraudulent refund claim on the consumption ...

Backed by those who lean politically to the right and do not trust the government, Sanseito seemingly stormed out of nowhere to score a major upset in the July 20 Upper House election. Its supporters ...

OSAKA--The Osaka District Court ordered prefectural authorities on March 15 to pay about 12 million yen ($101,700) to a woman ...