Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...

Police says they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found graffitied on two spots of a ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is suspected of having fallen asleep during a plenary ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, admits to an extramarital ...

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized ...

The trade ministry has lifted a restriction on a transgender employee's use of workplace restrooms, a government source said ...

Japanese luxury hotel operator Hoshino Resorts Inc. plans to open a hot spring inn in the U.S. state of New York in 2028 as part of efforts to introduce the popular Japanese-style accommodation experi ...

New ozeki Onosato survived a minor scare as he made a winning start to the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament against No. 1 ...

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama defends his ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating's NHK Trophy men's title, while compatriot Kaori Sakamoto, ...

Komeito, the junior partner of Japan's ruling coalition, formally endorsed land minister Tetsuo Saito as party leader and ...

The British government has decided to remain on board a joint fighter jet development program with Japan and Italy following ...

Japanese guard Yuki Kawamura logs another NBA milestone with his first field goal for the Memphis Grizzlies in a 128-104 win ...