Typhoon No. 25 is expected to bring torrential rain to the Kanto-Koshin region on the afternoon of Sept. 21, and the Japan ...

An association of publishing companies is demanding an explanation from a major book distributor about its suspected sales of ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated ‌on Tuesday that authorities stood ready to respond to currency ⁠moves, keeping the rhetoric ⁠unchanged despite the yen’s slide to a four-decade ...

The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it easier for employers to utilize overtime options allowed under the current ...

Prioritizing speed, the government is moving to lower the consumption tax on groceries to 1 percent—not the promised zero-percent rate—for a two-year period starting next April, officials said June 2.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Russia on Tuesday condemned upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally complained to Tokyo about the deployment of U ...

Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly ...

OSAKA—Two firefighters died and four others were injured after a fire broke out on Aug. 18 along the Dotonborigawa river in Osaka’s bustling Minami district. The blaze started around 9:50 a.m. in a ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...

Chika Takai was selected as the official DJ for the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles in February from among more than 100 official NBA DJs, the first Japanese ever to hold this role. Her tenure with ...

With more than 90 percent of its crude oil supply effectively choked off by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Japan is scrambling to secure alternative oil supplies, pivoting sharply to the United ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that homemade sources of energy like nuclear power and perovskite solar cells are important for the country. The first woman to lead ...