The Tokyo District Court on July 28 ordered a man to pay some 76 million yen (approx. $512,000) in compensation to a singer ...

Nearly half of people in Japan expect little from Sanseito, the populist party that made significant gains in the latest ...

Some 20,000 rounds of fireworks illuminated the evening skies during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 26, enchanting 930,000 spect ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday for a third consecutive trading day on selling amid political uncertainty in Japan and ahead ...

Facing the threat of losing its official party status in the July 20 House of Councillors election, the Social Democratic ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold a plenary meeting of its parliamentary members soon, as Prime ...

North Korea on Tuesday said the United States must recognize it as a nuclear weapons state if bilateral talks are to resume.

Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday morning as investors continued to lock in gains following last week's steep rise, amid a ...

A total of 162 pregnant and postpartum women took their own lives from 2022 to 2024 in Japan, accounting for about 2% of the ...

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Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will set up new divisions to further promote economic security as part of its ...