Typhoon No. 25 is expected to bring torrential rain to the Kanto-Koshin region on the afternoon of Sept. 21, and the Japan ...

An association of publishing companies is demanding an explanation from a major book distributor about its suspected sales of ...

OSAKA—Two firefighters died and four others were injured after a fire broke out on Aug. 18 along the Dotonborigawa river in Osaka’s bustling Minami district. The blaze started around 9:50 a.m. in a ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Russia on Tuesday condemned upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally complained to Tokyo about the deployment of U ...

The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia’s parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped the ...

With more than 90 percent of its crude oil supply effectively choked off by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Japan is scrambling to secure alternative oil supplies, pivoting sharply to the United ...

SEOUL—An explosion injured three South Korean military officers Monday inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas, officials said.

The first cases of damage from Typhoon No. 25 were reported on the afternoon of Sept. 21, including a mudslide that buried a woman in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

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 ...

Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly ...

Japan plans to use drones, artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare as it adapts its defense strategies to suit changing times, according to details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) ...

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...