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

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 ...

August, about 15 young children took a swimming lesson at the Narita branch of the Aeon Sports Club 3Fit fitness club chain ...

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 ...

Record-setting torrential rain has hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture and western Toyama Prefecture on Aug. 27, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue its highest emergency warning ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longtime Canon Inc. President Fujio Mitarai will step down from his post at the age of 90, but he has no plans to retire for now. Canon announced on Jan. 29 that Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa, ...

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 ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Castle, a celebrated symbol of resilience, reopened to the public on Aug. 13, welcoming hundreds of visitors just two weeks after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake forced its temporary ...

Visitors to the Imperial Palace’s popular East Gardens will be able to stop for coffee when a new rest facility opens this autumn. A cafe to be added inside the provisionally named Ote rest area is ...

South Korean prosecutors Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering ...