Lower House lawmaker Mikihiko Hashimoto, 30, will likely struggle to unseat the veteran Tamaki, who is seeking a third term.

A fire broke out on a ship under construction by Kanasashi Heavy Industries while several people were working inside.

China is ramping up its maritime presence in the area, an apparent bid to establish jurisdiction in the waters and counter ...

A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils to mark China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown ...

Japan is moving toward abolishing its loss-making Cool Japan Fund, while seeking to expand a separate program to promote ...

Trial Holdings, which runs discount stores and other operations, has introduced a payment service using NEC’s facial ...

The United States, Taiwan and Japan need to work more closely together in developing and protecting technology, given the ...

Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year’s record ¥122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government ...

There are growing concerns that excessive reliance on AI may reduce opportunities for students to think and make decisions on ...

Plans to reconnect South Korea’s northernmost station to the rail network come at an awkward moment as Pyongyang has ignored ...

Regional CDP representatives have expressed caution, with one saying, “Why do we need to merge with the CRA, which suffered a ...

The plan to step up inspections of financial institutions follows a series of scandals uncovered at regional credit ...