The ruling Liberal Democratic Party started discussions to revise Japan’s national defense policy on Nov. 20 with a focus on ...

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The ...

SEOUL--The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration pledged to overhaul the budget compilation process to encourage what it says is much-needed investment that can finally propel Japan out of its economic ...

JOYO, Kyoto Prefecture—Wholesale tea is selling better than ever before. Sales are up by weight and prices are rising year on year. It’s because of rising tastes for matcha as the refreshing green ...

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 ...

The Financial Services Agency ordered a pro-Pyongyang credit union based in Sapporo to partially suspend operations after a former executive was found to have embezzled 1.4 billion yen ($8.7 million) ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th consecutive year in 2025, hitting a record low of 705,809, according to ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 6 was expected to bring heavy rain and violent winds to Okinawa Prefecture on June 1 before veering toward the main Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The Japan ...

Worries about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments are absurd, SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son said Tuesday, deriding such doubts as backward and akin to questioning the use of cars and ...

The Cabinet approved a comprehensive support package on Aug. 28 that includes a “Kyushu reconstruction discount program” to bolster tourism to the region that suffered a major earthquake last month.