Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished ...

The primary focus in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet reshuffle was the fate of Yoshimasa Hayashi, a veteran lawmaker ...

A former Japanese Red Army faction member involved in a 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines jet has reportedly died in North ...

NAGOYA—The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian ...

Poplar Publishing Co., a prominent producer of children’s books in Japan, has set up a subsidiary in India in a bid to break ...

YOKOHAMA—Nissan Motor Co. is seeing signs of recovery despite challenges in overseas markets and plans to drive growth ...

While Yusuke Nakayama didn’t win a prize at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, he left France as a big winner, nonetheless.

Chimpanzees infected with hepatitis C virus in experiments decades ago at last received treatment using drugs made for humans based on the tests, researchers said.

With a familiar core in her reshuffled Cabinet, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will confront crucial economic, diplomatic and national security challenges starting next month.

Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has ...

In the battle against high-tech criminal organizations, Japanese police are obtaining court warrants that allow them to ...

Shohei Ohtani is expected to return before the postseason, Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew ...