Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato says that he has agreed with new U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that they ...

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 ...

Efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped in a large sinkhole near Tokyo continue, but his fate is unknown as water ...

Malaysia and eight other nations officially became partner countries of the BRICS emerging nations grouping this month after ...

A theme park in central Japan featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor ...

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 ...

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

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

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

A man charged with the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has dropped his appeal to overturn his death ...