Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet is seemingly focusing on maintaining order over foreign nationals rather than ...

East Japan Railway Co. on Jan. 23 blamed human error for the power outage that stopped operations for about eight hours on ...

The government is adjusting its plans to formulate a policy to strengthen the domestic defense industry by the end of fiscal 2026, according to government sources.

The yen was volatile on Friday, with two sudden spikes raising market speculation that ⁠authorities had conducted a rate ...

A pale purple light flashed repeatedly along a tube at a laboratory here, showing where plasma broke down a growing scourge ...

OSAKA—To further discourage illegal smoking in public, nonsmokers recommend harsher penalties against violators while smokers ...

KYOTO--The public will be offered rare access to temples, shrines and Buddhist statues normally closed off in the ancient ...

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. and sporting goods maker Mizuno Corp. have produced a beer-like beverage for sports-minded people who ...

BANGKOK--Two people were dead and four others missing after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 21 Filipinos on board ...

Orix Hotel Management Corp. businesses are serving meals using “sustainable seafood” items listed under a little-known ...

The new Centrist Reform Alliance--the second-largest force in the Lower House--was officially launched on Jan. 22 on promises ...

SEOUL--Chart-topping K-pop boy band BTS is set to embark on a global concert tour in April, marking its first new album ...