Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia's war ...

Japan Post Co. announced it will release of a set of commemorative stamps featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani ...

Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package Friday centered around initiatives it said were ...

Set to detonate about an hour to a week after impact, a bomb dropped in the later stages of World War II didn't explode for ...

TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--It really is a one-of-a-kind opportunity: Tucking into “oden” hotpot aboard a moving tram. The ...

MONTREAL—The Canadian suitor of Seven & i Holdings Co., parent of convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co., has ruled out the possibility of a hostile takeover.

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the ...

OSAKA—Authorities here are seeking to prosecute a zookeeper who is suspected of repeatedly stealing food intended for the ...

SAITAMA—The Saitama District Court on Nov. 21 ordered a halt to a planned protest targeting Kurdish people in Japan, ruling that the demonstration amounted to hate speech.

WAKAYAMA—Details have emerged from a prosecutor’s harsh interrogation of the suspect in the bombing attack against former ...

KOBE--Hyogo prefectural assembly members said they will cooperate with re-elected Governor Motohiko Saito but continue to ...

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...