In response to a series of cyberattacks, the government called on companies to thoroughly implement defense measures while ...

Central Japan was still reeling Nov. 9 from a strong earthquake that injured at least 22 people, damaged buildings and caused ...

HONG KONG―Asian markets and US equity futures made a steady start on Monday, ‌wobbling into positive territory after a wild ...

The Tokyo District Court on Sept. 1 handed down a two-and-a-half-year sentence with four years suspended to a man for groping a woman on a rush-hour JR Saikyo Line train in 2020. The legal victory ...

A long rupture on the ground extending through infrastructure damage in Kumamoto Prefecture seems to confirm what seismologists had long feared: a major earthquake stemming from the active Hinagu ...

TAIPEI—Authorities in Taiwan detained the leader of the island’s Taiwan People’s Communist Party, accusing him of running as ...

SEOUL—North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions ...

Japan Football Association Honorary President Kozo Tashima said governance was FIFA’s biggest problem as he outlined his platform for next year’s presidential election, while rating his chances of ...

Japan’s first Disney-themed cruise liner, expected to be one of the nation’s largest passenger ships, has been christened the ...

The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it easier for employers to utilize overtime options allowed under the current ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency apologized Oct. 16 after issuing an emergency warning for an earthquake that was erroneously estimated as the most powerful in recorded history. “We issued an emergency ...

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 ...