As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against ...

About half of consumers in Japan continue to buy their usual brand-name rice despite surging prices, while fewer than 20% are ...

Chinese tourists are driving a recent surge in inbound travel to Japan, with arrivals now exceeding pre-pandemic 2019 levels, ...

In an effort to portray unity at all costs, the Group of Seven (G7) advanced industrial nations has failed to deliver a clear ...

Two top Tokyo police and prosecution officials apologized in person to current and former executives of machinery maker ...

A memorial service was held here to honor American prisoners of war executed by Imperial Japanese Army personnel on June 20, ...

This year's 150-day regular parliamentary session will end on Sunday, around a month ahead of a crucial national election for ...

In late May, a 49-year-old man was seen speaking to passersby in front of JR Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital, with a ...

Chinese coast guard ships were spotted near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for the 215th consecutive day, the ...

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international ...

As cost-sensitive consumers are steering clear of rice after a price surge to record highs, restaurant chains and food ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked Japan to raise its defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic ...