It is a curious point that seven U.S. military bases in Japan fly the United Nations flag. While the reason is rooted in ...

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage ...

Hundreds of divers hunt for coins, trinkets, discarded bottles and shards of metal and wood that can be sold in the capital's ...

While fuel supply to the engines was restored about 10 seconds later, it was too late to avert the June 12 crash that killed ...

Major staffing agency Pasona Group will open an accommodation facility on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 1 to offer ...

Rising political party Sanseito is the third-most popular pick among voters ahead of Sunday's election for the Upper House, a ...

Kawaii Lab main producer Misa Kimura, a former idol herself, is giving her performers more control over their image and sound ...

As Japan aims to increase the number of women in politics, addressing the issue of unwanted attention from men remains a ...

Social media is increasingly impacting election results in Japan amid the growing popularity of YouTube and other ...

Foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy, said Yoshihiko Noda, as he issued a call on the campaign trail ...

The results raise hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one day have children without passing ...

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has abandoned its ¥6.77 trillion ($45.8 billion) bid to buy Seven & I Holdings, saying the ...