The opposition Democratic Party for the People may pull its support and oppose the new fiscal year's budget if Prime Minister ...

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday, led by a rally in Japan after Wall Street hit more records. U.S. futures edged lower ...

Reacting to reports of a possible snap election, the Nikkei 225 index closed at 53,549.16 on Jan. 13, up 1,609.27 points from ...

A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an ...

NARA--South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit in western ...

NARA—The summit between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung here on Jan. 13 signaled ...

MAEBASHI—Akira Ogawa, who was ousted as Maebashi mayor over her secret rendezvous with a married subordinate at a love hotel, ...

JERUSALEM--Japan will dispatch personnel to the Middle East to help coordinate humanitarian aid in the war-torn Gaza Strip, ...

WASHINGTON--Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in ⁠Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce ...

The number of Japanese nationals entering the United States on student visas in 2025 fell by about 3,000 compared to the ...

When the killer’s identity is revealed at the end of a murder mystery, you are totally floored because you never saw it ...

Freelance announcer Hiroshi Kume, who was known for his outspoken criticism of politicians and other public figures, passed ...