The Ground Self-Defense Force for the first time showcased its long-range missile launcher vehicle designed to hit enemy ...

A suspicious cargo ship exhibited increasingly brazen behavior for two days in waters off the southern coast of Taiwan.

Once again, a scandal of violence has emerged in Japan’s professional sumo world. Any form of malicious and mean violence or ...

SEOUL--In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted Thursday to pass a motion submitted by the ...

SINGAPORE—Japan was involved in flurry of solidarity activities apparently with China in mind at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an ...

In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual.

OSAKA--A futuristic-looking subway train featuring an exterior that resembles a spacecraft will provide a wow factor for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Osaka Metro Co. unveiled the design for the new 400 ...

At least 17 foreigners who applied for refugee status have been deported since stricter provisions took effect last year under the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law.

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of “tragic ...

Japan on March 1 lifted its COVID-19-related entry ban on foreign travelers and raised the maximum daily number of entrants from 3,500 to 5,000.

Nippon Steel Corp. publicly released communications with the United Steelworkers, a trade union opposed to its acquisition of U.S. Steel, on Sept. 11 in another effort to win U.S. administration ...

A noticeable surge in street crimes helped fuel a rise in crimes recorded by police across Japan in 2022 to 601,389 under the Criminal Code, up 5.9 percent from the previous year.