The deployment of long-range standoff missiles, capable of being launched from outside an enemy’s range, for the first time ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun New rikishi are introduced at a ceremony on March 15, the eighth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. By Kuniyuki Kamimura / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and French President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, discussing ways to help ease Middle East tensions early amid fighting between the U.S.

Japan on Wednesday introduced a revised Civil Code that allows joint parental custody of children after divorce.

SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — An Australian dog credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires is retiring after a decade of service. Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 5% on Wednesday, supported by hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict after U.S.

A line of cherry blossom trees have reached peak bloom along with rape blossoms planted below the trees at a famous viewing spot in Satte, Saitama Prefecture.

Visitors lined up at the Edo-Tokyo Museum even before its doors opened on Tuesday after it reopened following four years of extensive refurbishment.

Another incident has occurred in which a woman was killed after being stalked by her ex-boyfriend. The current system has its limitations for dealing with these types of situations, and a review is ...

A plan to close Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka has been reversed according to Shochiku Co., the owner of the theater.

England can succeed without Harry Kane but it is easier to win when he is in the team, manager Thomas Tuchel said after his side lost limply at home without their injured talismanic captain.

New employees of Itochu Corp. attend an entrance ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. ...