Tokyo-based startup Space One Co.'s second attempt to launch a rocket to propel it into the space-delivery service business ...

A man was arrested after being restrained by passengers following a knife attack at a Tokyo subway station that left two ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for his late father and grandfather Kim Jong Il and Kim ...

The low birthrate, competition with the private sector and a series of scandals are being blamed for the Self-Defense Forces' ...

The new head of the National Police Agency is vowing to take urgent aim to eliminate the scourge of “tokuryu” anonymous ...

Sultry-voiced Aki Yashiro, beloved as the “queen of enka” (Japanese ballads), died of rapidly progressive interstitial ...

Marketing channels for perfumes have diversified in Japan, a country that one insider described as “backward” in the industry ...

The Enhanced Games have set their inaugural competition for May 2026 in Las Vegas, with swimming, athletics and weightlifting ...

For decades, humble signs hand-cut from industrial tape have guided millions of commuters through the labyrinth of Tokyo’s ...

Japan’s population shrank by 0.7 percent in 2023, although the net loss of 861,237 included a record high inflow of 329,535 ...

KYOTO—A made-in-Japan humanoid that’s part of a project to help the country make up for lost ground in android development ...

A cap on overtime hours for truck drivers went into effect on April 1, raising concerns of future disruptions to logistics ...