According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, while the total number of divorces has been falling ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that Myanmar could face even greater division if military rule ...

Is Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) qualified as a nuclear power plant operator? As the government presses ...

Osaka Prefectural Police on Jan. 23 announced disciplinary action, including dismissal and suspension, against 12 officers ...

Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki took another step toward consecutive championships Friday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as ...

An alumni association from Kindai University in west Japan is donating rice to students affected by rising living costs.

Naomi Osaka downplayed tensions with Romanian opponent Sorana Cirstea following the Japanese tennis star's 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 ...

The yen jumped against the U.S. dollar on Friday, rising by nearly 2 yen at one point to the lower 157 level, on growing speculation ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japanese government bond yields have been rising at a "very rapid pace" in recent trading and reiterated the central bank's readiness ...

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd. said Thursday it has finalized a deal to set up a majority American-owned joint venture, p ...

Relying on her high approval rating, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives on ...

A car camping trial was recently held in this southwest Japan city to test using vehicles as an evacuation option for people ...