The new taxes are being introduced as the government is looking to secure over ¥9 trillion in defense spending for the 2026 ...

Council members will discuss how to maintain the functions of railways, roads and communications networks, and how to secure ...

Netflix's WBC streaming push included 'Hometown Hero' viewings, but many fans in Japan still lacked easy access to games.

Tokyo's adjusted phrasing is likely more a reflection of both long-standing policy trends and a response to recent flare-ups.

The cost of damages in 2025 totaled ¥15.1 billion — more than three times that recorded during the previous year.

According to the ruling, Kazuma Endo and others conspired to introduce 10 women to sex-related businesses between 2023 and ...

At 10:59 a.m. on Thursday, the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security commenced the release of about 400,000 ...

Police in Hokkaido have referred the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors ...

Mone Chiba, who was fourth at the Olympics, scored 78.45 for second, while American Amber Glenn heads into Friday's free ...

The Hanshin Tigers won last year’s Central League title in such dominant fashion — by 13 games — that it probably helped spur ...

North Korea and Belarus' strongmen leaders signed a "friendship and cooperation" treaty on Thursday after Kim Jong Un gave a ...

Few are better positioned to take a long view of the film industry than Koji Yakusho, a veteran actor who has spent more than ...