The elite Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to ...

MADRID―Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to seek regulatory approval ‌in Japan next year for its gastric cancer drug, after it ⁠extended overall survival and delayed ⁠disease progression in a late-stage ...

J-pop is a tough sell overseas, but in recent years more musicians are challenging that perception and finding success abroad ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Sekihara, 41, and the colleague left the megabank and co-founded Nakaral, a startup based in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Nakaral gives parents a more hands-free approach to bringing their children to ...

Sendai residents have bragging rights to living in the most comfortable city in Japan, as government statistics support their ...

Japan has lodged a strong protest with China over an apparent threat to behead Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a social media post by the Chinese consul general in Osaka. “While the intent may not be ...

OSAKA--A futuristic “human washing machine” that caused a stir at the 1970 Japan World Exposition has undergone a 21st century makeover for the Osaka Kansai Expo in April. The original machine, ...

Despite equality law, only women win promotional titles in Tohoku ...

Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency called for vigilance across the Kanto region as the ninth typhoon of the season looked set to pound the Izu island chain south of Tokyo as early as Aug. 1. It warned of ...

The main building of the Kyoto Imperial Palace where the ancient enthronement ceremonies were held for emperors of the past is preparing to undergo extensive restoration work after a final exhibition.