Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he is exploring the possibility of a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald ...

The University of Tokyo said Friday that it will open its first new undergraduate department in about 70 years in September ...

The Nikkei stock index plunges nearly 3 percent, closing at an eight-month low as fears of a global economic slowdown ...

Japan's National Police Agency says that a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted in February and March, leading to the arrest of 111 people aged 14 to 68.

A test run for the 2025 world exposition in Osaka kicks off, with stakeholders and selected local residents given the ...

Japan misses out on securing an automatic Olympic berth in men's curling as it fell to a 4-7 record in the round-robin stage ...

The Nikkei stock index tumbles for a second straight day to a new eight-month low amid heightening global fears of an ...

South Korea's Constitutional Court ousts President Yoon Suk Yeol, upholding a parliamentary motion to impeach him over his ...

Yuki Tsunoda finishes his first practice session in a Red Bull Formula One car with the sixth-fastest time, ending the Japanese Grand Prix's opening session one place and just over a tenth of a second ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of wide-ranging tariffs will "put downward pressure" on the Japanese and global economies, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says that the importance of bilateral cooperation with South Korea will not change, ...

In late March, members of Japan's Kurdish community gathered at a park just outside Tokyo to celebrate "Newroz," or "New Day, ...