A man indicted for killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday, the ...

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai announced Oct. 27 at a regular news conference that he has instructed senior officials of the ...

President Donald Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by warmly greeting the new Japanese prime ...

TOKYO -- At last, the "glass ceiling" has been broken and Japan has its first female prime minister. The Liberal Democratic ...

There were 3,125 cases of suicide in Japan among people aged 15 to 29 in 2024, marking the fifth year for the figure for this ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump commenced their first meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, ...

Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning as investors locked in gains after the key Nikkei index closed above the 50,000 line for ...

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Monday that it will stop using paper straws at around 3,000 stores nationwide, in response to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Tokyo on Monday evening, beginning the second leg of a three-nation Asia trip to ...

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The Tokyo District Court decided on Oct. 23 that a man working at Sagawa Express Co. must pay 220,000 yen (about $1,440) to a ...