Japan was set to dispatch its chief tariff negotiator to the United States for an eighth round of ministerial-level talks but ...

Nearly 60 percent of households in Japan struggled last year to make ends meet, a survey by the welfare ministry showed.

KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual ...

The ruling coalition is in danger of losing its majority in the Upper House, a survey by The Asahi Shimbun suggests.

TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...

KITAKAMI, Iwate Prefecture―An 81-year-old woman was killed in a suspected bear attack in her living room here on July 4, according to police.

Some atomic nuclei are not shaped like rugby balls, as a longstanding theory suggests, but are instead somewhat flattened, ...

Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh ...

A popular daytrip from central Tokyo, Mount Takaosan at 599 meters high is seemingly a safe and casual hike compared to ...

LONDON—Akira Otani’s gangland thriller centered around two women is the first Japanese work to win the translation division ...

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless ...