Japan's current account surplus rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier to 2.26 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) in April, remaining ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced June 9 that the Tokai region in central Japan's Pacific Ocean side, as well as the ...

TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S.

Masaaki Okawara was arrested in 2020 for allegedly exporting a spray dryer that could be repurposed for weapons production, ...

China's growing military clout and use of naval and air assets to press disputed territorial claims have rattled the United ...

The two leaders have said they aim for the countries to continue coordination on North Korea issues. Read more at ...

There were more than 330,000 foreign students in Japan in 2024, with the vast majority coming from elsewhere in Asia.

Hakuho, the Mongolian-born former grand champion widely regarded as sumo wrestling's greatest competitor, has resigned from ...

South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during a telephone call ...

The funeral of legendary Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima was held in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday.

NHK has found that Tokyo's 23 wards have different positions on the status of people who graduate from international schools ...