The United States is increasingly recognizing the importance of Japan for its economy, the Asian country's chief tariff ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a plan by Nippon Steel Corp. to acquire United States Steel Corp., a White House ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will travel to Laos in November in what will be her ...

A child has been born to an inmate in Japan utilizing a pilot program to support women giving birth and raising their ...

TOKYO -- Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister is aiming to make rice available in the "2,000-yen range" (around $14 ...

The phrase "I got scolded by my wife" evokes a mood uniquely associated with Japan's outdated male-dominated society, where ...

Japan's Council for Cultural Affairs on May 16 recommended to the education and culture minister that the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1 ...

Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in downtown Tokyo resumed Friday morning after operations were suspended for checks ...

The mayor of Osaka said sorry on May 20 about many problems with food at a city elementary school. Since April, there have ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his envisioned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in June on ...

North Korea said Friday it began steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for the failed launch of its second nava ...

The opening time of the World Exposition in Osaka will be moved up by five to 10 minutes from the current 9 a.m. starting ...