Former followers of the Unification Church have expressed relief after the Tokyo District Court ordered the controversial ...

An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set to meet on ...

The number of infectious gastroenteritis cases caused by norovirus and other pathogens in Japan hit the highest level in 10 ...

For ethnic Kurds living in Japan, a smartphone camera turned in their direction is an unwanted reminder of the growing onl ...

Yellow dust carried by westerly winds from mainland Asia is expected to continue spreading over a wide area of Japan, ...

The Tokyo District Court issued an order on March 25 to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, ...

Shipments of loquats have started in the city of Nagasaki, the largest producer of the fruit in Japan. On March 18, a ...

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that Junko Koeda, a former economics professor at Waseda University, has joined its ...

Shinkansen bullet train services in northeastern Japan were halted Wednesday morning due to the discovery of debris on an ...

Japan's National Police Agency is considering limits on ATM withdrawals and transfers by those aged 75 and older to 300,000 ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Wednesday, as export-linked issues were bought on a weaker yen, though a cautious mood prevailed due to ...