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 ...

Kansai International Airport celebrated its 30th anniversary on Sept. 4, flying higher than ever, after struggling through a ...

Fallout from the scandal-ridden farm minister’s resignation only a month after being appointed appears limited, as the ...

YOKOHAMA—Lawyer and political newcomer Atsumi Harasawa won the Oct. 18 Yokohama mayoral election that was called after her predecessor resigned over a power harassment scandal.

Sony Life Insurance Co. decided to review about 2.5 million policies sold by its “life planners” following allegations that former sales employees were engaged in fraudulent practices. Around 20 to 30 ...

Britain is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports amid concerns that Beijing is ‌flooding the market with state-subsidized cars, ⁠the Times newspaper reported ⁠on Sunday.

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 ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her second reshuffled Cabinet on Sept. 17 after personally reviewing questionnaires filled by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on what posts they desired in ...

NAGOYA--A woman who used the name “Itadakijoshi Riri-chan” (Riri the sugar baby) on social media and sold manuals on how to scam older men was sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud. The Nagoya ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan is pushing back against what it sees as Beijing’s efforts ‌to rewrite the history of World War II after Chinese President ⁠Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump highlighted the ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as ...

Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished search—for the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers who never made it home. Of ...