With the 31st anniversary of the Jan. 17, 1995, Great Hanshin earthquake approaching, volunteers cleaned the Memorial and Reconstruction Monument in Kobe East Park on Sunday.

Ceremonies celebrating the start of adulthood for the newest crop of 20-year-olds were held across the country on Sunday, the ...

Heavy snow and strong winds struck across Japan on Sunday, leading airlines to cancel many flights. The inclement weather is ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” pulled ...

Conservative forces’ committee to select a candidate for this year’s Okinawa gubernatorial election decided Sunday to field Naha deputy mayor Genta Koja, 42, for the race.

The Chinese military used amphibious vehicles and a private-sector cargo ship in a summer 2025 drill off Guangdong Province near Taiwan that is believed to have been training for landing operations, ...

Regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi considering dissolving the House of Representatives at the outset of the ordinary Diet session set to be convened on Jan. 23, Japan Innovation Party leader ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen has been operating at reduced speeds between Mikawa-Anjo and Kyoto stations since the first train on Monday due to snow in the Maibara area of Shiga Prefecture, according to ...

These are uncertain times. Most people want to make risk-free choices, but young people have the privilege of being allowed to make mistakes. It is hoped that they will not just pursue efficiency but ...

U.S. futures slipped but markets in Asia advanced Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice had served the central bank with subpoenas.

Ruling and opposition parties are eager to know when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce that she will dissolve the House of Representatives.

HANOI—Honda Motor Co. announced that it will launch its latest electric motorbike, the Honda UC3, in Vietnam in June. The Vietnamese government plans to gradually restrict gas-powered motorbikes in ...