The dreaded springtime clouds of yellow sand carried by westerly winds were observed in Osaka on Jan. 16, a rare occurrence ...

I am pretty sure that my first assignment upon arrival on the scene on the night of Jan. 17, 1995, was to report on the fires ...

East Japan Railway Co. resumed operations on the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines after power outages halted all morning ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, for the first time in Tokyo on Jan. 16, ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth praised Japan's commitment to boost its defense spending in a meeting with ...

A consumption tax cut will be a cornerstone policy of Chudo Kaikaku Rengo, the new centrist party formed through the merger ...

YOKOHAMA--A senior Yokohama official accused Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka of power harassment on Jan. 15 and called for ...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect with April a distinct ...

China’s population policy is emerging as a key part of its economic strategy as Beijing rolls out its most wide-ranging push ...

The photo area featuring lifesize setups of Studio Ghibli scenes that guests can step into has been revamped for the first time since Ghibli Park opened here in 2022.

The Japanese government said on Friday that it has become the latest country to probe X over ⁠Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service ‌Grok, stating that ‍the government would consider every ...

Asian shares were mostly lower and U.S. futures also fell Thursday after Wall Street retreated, dragged down by falls in Big ...