The ruling Liberal Democratic Party started discussions to revise Japan’s national defense policy on Nov. 20 with a focus on ...

SEOUL--The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan ...

Central Tokyo logged a record 34th straight day with measurable rainfall on Sept. 29 as a stationary autumn rain front brought more wet weather across the Pacific side of eastern and western Japan.

SoftBank Corp. is offering an artificial intelligence-powered chat service called Mentari to help teachers quickly identify ...

KANAZAWA—Soaring gold prices and decreasing demand threaten to end the rich history of Japan’s last remaining site that produces the glittering veneer of religious sites, Buddhist altars and other ...

KYOTO—All 84 branches of Kyoto Shinkin Bank (Kyoshin) may technically close at noon, but the credit union, based in the city’s Shimogyo Ward, is arguably even more committed to its community than ...

Visibility and internal acceptance guided volleyball player Rui Takahashi’s decision to publicly come out as gay, a move ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s spy agency said Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’s recent revelation of a ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

Japan’s public libraries are quietly undergoing a digital transformation. In just six years, the number of local governments ...

Japan is preparing to export a command and control system to the Philippines, marking a significant boost in defense equipment cooperation between the two countries. The move reflects Tokyo’s growing ...

The number of suicides in Japan in 2024 was the second lowest on record, but there was an increase in students and others between 15 and 29 who killed themselves, according to the health ministry.