Traditional winter "arare" rice cracker production is underway in the town of Chikujo, Fukuoka Prefecture. The crackers are ...

As Japan gears up for an election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her a public mandate, a town on the ...

A Bank of Japan policymaker said in December that raising the central bank's policy interest rate could help curb spikes in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the House of Representatives for a snap general election, despite strong ...

A Japanese court ordered Wednesday the state to pay damages to the bereaved relatives of victims originally from the Korean ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Jan. 27 expressed her desire to establish a new criminal offense for damaging or ...

The 51st House of Representatives election was officially announced in Japan on Jan. 27, kicking off campaigning for voting ...

Professional baseball player Ryutaro Hatsuki of the Hiroshima Carp has been arrested for allegedly using etomidate, a ...

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning as export-related issues were sold on the yen's overnight appreciation to the 152 level ...

Japan's new centrist party, formed shortly ahead of a snap general election, is seeking to derail Prime Minister Sanae ...

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations agreed Tuesday to explore ways to secure new supply chains for critical ...

Japan's remaining twin giant pandas departed for China on Tuesday, marking the first time in about half a century the ...