The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team showcased its aerial performances above areas around ...

The death penalty, Japan's ultimate punishment, has been carried out in the country for the first time in two years and 11 ...

A senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker resigned Monday as head of the House of Councillors' powerful Budget ...

Japan's National Police Agency has announced plans to review the system enabling people to switch foreign driver's licenses ...

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Typhoon Nari is expected to approach areas near Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Monday, with the weather agency warning of ...

Every summer on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, festivals are held in various places, where large lanterns called ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday on concern over the adverse impact of higher U.S. levies on the global economy, but losses ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Japan and other major trading partners are changing their approach to tariff ...

After nearly 40 seconds of intense grappling in a sumo training bout, Yarden Yatkovski, 27, throws down a wrestler ranked in ...

Ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election, policies toward foreigners in Japan have emerged as a central issue, with ...

A group of human rights organizations has asked politicians to stop saying hateful things about foreigners during the ...