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 ...

The stop was part of a bus line operated by the prefectural government that was a gateway into Nagasaki Prefecture. From next ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BANGKOK—An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military near a market in territory controlled by a powerful rebel group killed at least 49 people and wounded 58 others on Monday, the group and a rescue ...

The Council for Cultural Affairs on Sept. 3 selected Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture as Japan’s nominee for UNESCO World Heritage status, advancing a bid that has remained on the country’s tentative ...

LOS ANGELES—Shohei Ohtani was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup as designated hitter on Monday night after a four-day break to deal with lingering left knee, right biceps and neck soreness. He ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido—Ageless jockey Yutaka Take cemented his legacy on July 12, guiding the favorite Himino Etoile to victory at Hakodate Racecourse in Hokkaido to claim his 5,000th career win. The ...

Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the critical minerals, government sources said. The Japan Organization for Metals ...