The International Criminal Court will never halt its activities even with the increased pressure from sanctions imposed by ...

BUSAN--Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa blasted a recent South Korean court ruling that ordered the Japanese government to pay ...

High school student Hayato Kumagai said he can’t believe the Golden Arches will soon rise over his city here along the ...

YOKOHAMA—Samsung Electronics Co. celebrated the opening of its new research and development center here, underscoring the ...

Mount Fuji recorded its first snowcap of the season on Oct. 30, appearing 28 days later than usual on the second-latest date ...

In a town where cattle outnumber humans 6 to 1, efforts are accelerating to turn the community into a “spaceport” that can ...

The Bank of Japan announced on Oct. 30 that the underlying inflation rate has reached its 2 percent target, marking the first ...

The most famous dog in Japan is surely Hachiko (1923-1935), the faithful Akita Inu who sits enshrined in front of Shibuya Station, Tokyo’s bustling rail and subway hub.

Israelis vote in high-stakes election testing Netanyahu’s rule ...

The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet remains among the highest in Japanese history, as her measures against rising prices proved more popular than those of her predecessors, ...

BEIJING—A strong to super-strong eastern Pacific-type El Nino event is expected to form this summer and autumn, raising ‌risks for extreme weather such ⁠as flooding ⁠and heatwaves across China this ...

KYOTO—A 73-year-old woman filed a damages lawsuit against a YouTuber and two others, saying that a defamatory video drove her son to take his own life. “I want to restore my son’s honor,” said the ...