Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told senior members of the Self-Defense Forces on Wednesday that Japan needs to speed up the use of artificial intelligence and unmanned defense assets ahead of the ...

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as search efforts continued following catastrophic floods that killed at least 1,118 ...

Police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old high school staff member in northeastern Japan on suspicion of killing about 30 hamsters at a hotel in Iwate Prefecture, in violation of the country's animal ...

Repairs to a section of an expressway in Kumamoto Prefecture damaged by a powerful earthquake in July will take at least two years, the road's operator said. The magnitude-7.1 temblor damaged a joint ...

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka said he will step down from his position Friday after admitting that he bullied and verbally assaulted subordinates. "Although I have a strong belief that I want to ...

Japan and France will conduct a joint aerial drill later this month, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force said Tuesday, as part of efforts to beef up security ties amid China's military assertiveness in the ...

Japan's budget requests for fiscal 2027 are set to hit a new high of about 143 trillion yen, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to spur growth through fiscal spending and as debt-servicing costs ...

House Foods Group Inc. is considering selling its curry restaurant chain operator Ichibanya Co, sources close to the matter said Monday, as part of a review of its business portfolios aimed at ...

Japan's Ryota Komatsu Quintet performs at the Colon Theatre during the Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday. Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including the purchase process, financing ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama held talks Monday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amid the yen's stubborn weakness, an official with knowledge of the matter said. The official, ...

Russia's finance minister Anton Siluanov made an unexpected appearance at the U.S.-hosted G20 finance leaders' talks Monday, and his physical attendance of the gathering after Moscow's 2022 invasion ...

An 80-year-old man was found dead after being beaten about the head at his combined shop and residence in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Saturday. His wife, who is in her 70s, was also found ...