At least a third of the boys and half of the girls in one class at a national elementary school here had been involved in ...

South Korea's Constitutional Court said it will hand down a ruling Friday regarding whether to remove or reinstate impeached ...

Six months into office, the odds appear stacked against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Yet he has enjoyed what political ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has launched military drills around Taiwan that serve as a "stern warning and ...

A series of thefts targeting cherry blossom viewers at a park in this southwestern Japan city have been reported, and local ...

Japan plans to invest over 20 trillion yen ($134 billion) in the five years from fiscal 2026 to enhance the country's ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested without a warrant on suspicion of abandoning a high school student's corpse at his home in the ...

Cooperation between Japan and the United States is critical for maintaining stability in Asia. However, concerns have arisen ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday, as investors hunted for bargains after the Nikkei index's plunge to a seven-month ...

A Mie Prefectural Assembly member has revealed that she has received death threats after calling for equipping public ...

Japanese X (formerly Twitter) was recently abuzz with stories about unexpected periods -- a reality for many women -- with ...

One international airline operating in Japan sends apparently unnecessary and privacy-invasive medical forms to disabled ...