A former Japanese defense minister on Friday described a U.S. decision to sanction the International Criminal Court and its ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger ...

Prince Hisahito turned 20 on Sunday as he faces growing attention as a future monarch in Japan following the government's ...

Scandal-ridden Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. released Friday the findings of a company investigation that found 844 cases ...

Japan's budget requests ​for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime ...

For 200 years, researchers have been trying to solve the mystery of why people see colors while viewing black-and-white ...

A Justice Ministry draft of legal revisions to improve the way sex crimes are handled from the perspective of victims ...

Annual deaths from COVID-19 continue to top 30,000 in Japan, even three years since the seriousness of the infectious disease was downgraded to the level of seasonal influenza. Elderly people are most ...

Unable to prevent harassment from louts on the street, the Tokyo metropolitan government instructed a charity to halt its mobile bus support sessions for abused teenage girls, citing safety concerns.

The yen jumped by more than 2% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on ‌a Bank of Japan interest ...

The Imperial Household Agency, acting on the wishes of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, plans to substantially scale back the ...

A raging fire destroyed nearly the entire Meirin Shopping Street near Ise Jingu shrine, one of Japan’s most holy and ...