A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced the man charged with the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 ...

Japan's ruling and opposition parties have set out policies to lower the 8% consumption tax on food and drinks ahead of the ...

The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), a new political party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, ...

The area around the craters of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, where a sightseeing helicopter crash occurred on Jan. 20, is ...

Taro Yamamoto, the head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, said Wednesday he will step down as a lawmaker in the ...

An exhibition commemorating Japanese literary scholar Donald Keene (1922-2019) is underway at the Setagaya Literary Museum in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join a new international body he ...

A hotel and a chapel housed in dome-shaped structures made from single, seamless pieces of ice opened Tuesday for the win ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her intention Jan. 19 to dissolve the House of Representatives at the outset ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu rode his luck to stay in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament title race on Wednesday as new ozeki Aonishiki ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday renewed its commitment to ...

The lake in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, was formed by a dam. When the water level drops due to water releases for power generation ...