Professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who secured two consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's figure skating, will host his ...

Prep materials for a November appearance in parliament by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose remarks in the ...

Brothels established in Niigata Prefecture for Allied occupation forces immediately after Japan's surrender in World War II ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has a good relationship with the leaders of both Japan and China, the White House stressed ...

The screening in China of the latest animated film in Japan's Demon Slayer series, a global box office smash, was not ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was ranked the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine on Wednesday ...

Same-sex couples and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit on Japan's ban on same-sex marriage took their case to the Supreme Court ...

The waters near Osezaki, a popular diving spot off Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the Izu Peninsula, are now decorated with ...

Zelenskyy said discussions with the U.S. were to focus on a document detailing plans for Ukraine's postwar reconstruction and ...

Tokyo stocks erased earlier gains and ended lower Thursday, as a weaker-than-expected earnings report from U.S. tech giant ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Families of victims of "karoshi," or death from overwork, on Thursday protested the recent selection of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark emphasizing work as this year's ...