Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

In the late 1890s, naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan made a compelling argument for the United States’ possession of Hawaii. Those interested in the annexation of Greenland might take note.

Japan and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) rolled out a three-year program that will strengthen maternal ...

While most travellers head south of Tokyo, those who venture up to the far north of Honshu island will be rewarded with Japan’s trademark scenic trains, samurai castles and local crafts — but fewer ...

There are delays, and then there are delays that turn into stories people repeat for years. The incident happened on Japan’s ...

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In its broader scope, Japan aims to establish a “rule-based international order” with Central Asia, focusing on priority ...

Japan’s landscape has been shaped by some of the strongest forces on Earth — volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates and ...

From Tokyo to Osaka, Japan’s people cluster in three major plains, leaving mountains and interior regions largely empty.

China and Japan are bound together by trade and geography, but a long history of rivalry and unresolved disputes makes even periods of cooperation fragile.

TOKYO, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, including a magnitude 6.4 temblor, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued for the ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...