An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or damage, and ...

As Japan on Jan. 15 marks five years since its first confirmed case of COVID-19, government data show that over 70 million ...

Nippon Steel Corp. says it "remains the only partner" for United States Steel Corp., vowing to continue pursuing its purchase ...

The father of a 30-year-old woman accused of murdering of a man found decapitated in a Sapporo hotel in 2023 pleads not ...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 11 years in 2024 as businesses faced a ...

Naomi Osaka wins her Australian Open first-round match against Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia and then sends her best wishes to ...

Japan's current account surplus expanded 54.5 percent from a year earlier to 3.35 trillion yen ($21.3 billion) in November, ...

For foreign women who moved to Japan to work as technical intern trainees, taking maternity leave has rarely been a realistic option as pregnancy often means termination of an employment contract or ...

North Korea has fired a projectile toward the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military said Tuesday. Last week, North Korean ...

Residents of an area in southwestern Japan rocked by a strong earthquake late Monday voiced anxiety as the seismic event ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae Yul reaffirm the importance of advancing ...

Lone yokozuna Terunofuji dug deep for his first victory of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, forcing out stubborn No. 1 ...