By Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in March as production tumbled for a range of chemical and petroleum-based goods, data showed on Thursday,

The zoo has had to delay its reopening after a maintenance break, as police investigate the staff members claim.

Japan’s prime minister confirmed that a ship linked to the country has transited the Strait of Hormuz, as Tokyo continues to lobby Tehran for the safe passage of all vessels through the chokepoint.

The Japan Food Machinery Manufacturers' Association (FOOMA) will host FOOMA JAPAN 2026, one of the world's largest comprehensive food processing exhibitions, from June 2 to 5, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight.

Japan’s prime minister has inaugurated a panel tasked with reviewing her country’s security and defense policies as tensions with China, North Korea and Russia escalate in the region.

Japan’s two-year government bond auction Thursday saw the strongest demand since August 2024 as higher yields underpinned buying.

Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland

A hunter was seriously injured in a brown bear attack in northern Japan. According to NHK World-Japan and Dot Dot News, the incident occurred in Shimamaki Village in Hokkaido on Sunday, April 26, where a group of five hunters entered a mountainous area for a "spring culling hunt" aimed at reducing the wild bear population near residential communities.

The U.S. ally in Asia confirms the rare oil transit but denies paying a toll fee to Tehran.