She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that its chairman, Akio Toyoda, has been selected for induction into the U.S. Automotive Hall ...

This is a historic victory. For the first time since the end of World War II, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has secured ...

The government of the southwestern Japan city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, announced on Feb. 9 the loss of 10,292 surplus ...

A municipal councilor from the Aichi Prefecture city of Inazawa was arrested on suspicion of extortion and other crimes for ...

In 2025, 337 police officers and staff across Japan faced disciplinary action, the most in the past decade, according to a National Police Agency (NPA ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering retaining all her ministers when she launches a new Cabinet next week, administ ...

Japan's slim hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the Milan Cortina Olympics women's ice hockey competition ended Tuesday with a co ...

Japan won its first-ever Olympic ski jumping mixed team medal on Tuesday when it finished third at the Milan Cortina Games ...

Japan's Beijing Games silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama made a solid start in his bid for men's figure skating gold at the Milan Cortina ...

Only about 20 percent of adults using the internet in Japan have used artificial intelligence in the past year, a recent study showed ...

Kiyotaka Mizuno, a 111-year-old in central Japan recognized as the country's oldest man, has died, the prefecture where he ...