Official campaigning kicked off Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election -- the first national poll to be ...

Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with ...

Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week.

He said Japan could face a tariff of 30 to 35 percent if no deal is made, higher than the 24 percent reciprocal tariff Trump ...

Tokyo has a very unique culture, and fitting in among the Japanese locals is made all the more difficult by making this ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

The first instalment of this four-part series looks at some of the early figures who paved the way for marathon runners in ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” TOKYO — Shota Shimizu slid ...

Japan's annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders ...