Trailblazer Tomoka Nishiyama has decided to take the plunge and challenge the top  professional shogi players in the ...

The Ground Self-Defense Force on Oct. 25 unveiled its new Type 25 surface-to-ship guided missile that has a range of about ...

HONG KONG―Tens of thousands of revelers in costumes ranging from ‌evil bartenders to Donald Trump impersonators, zombies and ...

NAHA--An underage girl testifying about her alleged abduction and rape by a U.S. airman in Okinawa Prefecture gave a haunting ...

The elite Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to ...

NAGOYA—Traveling gourmands are gobbling up tickets for Kintetsu Railway Co.’s first luxury restaurant train serving French ...

After a six-month suspension, the government plans to resume accepting foreign workers who prepare meals at welfare facilities and schools under the Specified Skilled Worker program. The government ...

Japan will convene its first ministerial cybersecurity panel Oct. 26 after a cyberattack at GMO Internet Inc. led to customer losses, data theft and a rare request for government intervention.

MADRID―Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to seek regulatory approval ‌in Japan next year for its gastric cancer drug, after it ⁠extended overall survival and delayed ⁠disease progression in a late-stage ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Under a program to revitalize regional economies, the government plans to offer up to 600,000 yen ($4,100) to newlywed women who move from Tokyo’s 23 wards to rural areas. The new system, part of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet on April 21 lifted Japan’s decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons, reversing a cornerstone of the nation’s post-war policy. The government approved the ...