Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is wearing a sticker of a Japanese flag on the back of his helmet to honor ...

Countries backing the International Criminal Court (ICC), including Japan, blasted and called for the immediate withdrawal of ...

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is developing an AI-powered robot dog designed to help elderly people live independently at ...

The Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union, a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, is arranging for its young members to visit China in September to explore ways to restore bilateral ...

Record-setting torrential rain has hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture and western Toyama Prefecture on Aug. 27, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue its highest emergency warning ...

A rare convergence of two typhoons could wreak havoc with the weather across Japan over the weekend as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of the possibility of more typhoons this summer. The JMA ...

Sanae Takaichi, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, plans to appoint party election rival Toshimitsu Motegi as foreign minister after she becomes prime minister, a source close ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The city government here, already battling overtourism at an anime-famous site, now has another overcrowded hotspot on its hands, thanks to a South Korean drama. A ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido—Ageless jockey Yutaka Take cemented his legacy on July 12, guiding the favorite Himino Etoile to victory at Hakodate Racecourse in Hokkaido to claim his 5,000th career win. The ...

A strong earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, around 10:30 p.m. on June 26, with its epicenter in the area north of Mount Fuji. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake, with an ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration gave senior vice minister or parliamentary secretary posts to seven lawmakers implicated in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s fund-raising scandal, ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Castle, a celebrated symbol of resilience, reopened to the public on Aug. 13, welcoming hundreds of visitors just two weeks after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake forced its temporary ...