Japan's embassy in the Philippines has recently tightened tourist visa slots for Filipino travelers amid a surge in visitors ...

The Japanese government announces countermeasures against a U.N. panel on women discrimination that has called for reviewing ...

The Japan Sumo Association officially approves Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, ...

A record 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan died by suicide last year, up 14 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear forces this year during a tour of a ...

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff at an international airport in ...

A group of scientists on moves the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to ...

Japan is set to implement a policy enabling the government to instruct farmers to submit production increase plans if ...

Tokyo stocks were mixed on the morning of Jan. 28, as technology shares tracked declines in their U.S. counterparts after a ...

Fuji Television Network Inc. is expected to discuss whether President Koichi Minato should step down following allegations ...

Former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer will rejoin the DeNA BayStars for the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season, ...

Mongolian ozeki Hoshoyru earned his second Emperor's Cup and promotion to yokozuna Sunday by winning the New Year Grand Sumo ...