An “iron hand” is needed to deal with an adversary that is destabilizing a region or the world, said a former key adviser to ...

Japan aims to reclaim its position as a global titan in shipbuilding, an industry once seen as emblematic of the nation’s ...

The Takamatsu District Court on March 31 ruled that disenfranchising a convict of the right to vote after he was released ...

Behind a number of Japan's beloved sakura viewing sites are volunteer groups taking steps to ensure the cherry trees in their ...

Asian shares mostly dipped Monday, as worries continued about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in ...

Japanese actor Tomohisa Yamashita was awarded the Chevalier rank of France’s Order of Agricultural Merit on March 31 for ...

About 30 first-year international students were learning about corporations at Seigakuin University in Ageo, Saitama ...

A record 6,832 individuals were detained in 2025 for various cannabis-related offenses, of whom about 70 percent were under ...

On the outside, a sophomore at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture appears to maintain a rather ordinary student ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Friday to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in ...

A deadly surge in bear encounters has driven fearful residents indoors—not just to the safety of their homes, but to the ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said March 31 she is looking toward Japan’s neighbors to secure medical goods and other key ...