Japan supports a possible coordinated release of oil reserves by International Energy Agency member countries, industry ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi referred to women only once in her recent policy speech, far fewer times compared to past leaders, raising qu ...

A "doll memorial service" to express gratitude for "hina" dolls that were no longer needed, broken dolls and others was held on March 3 at Asahikawa Shrine in the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. The ...

TOKYO -- Amid worsening conditions in the Middle East, it was revealed March 11 that multiple South Korean evacuees are aboard a Japanese government-chartered plane. The flight departed from Riyadh, ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Senior U.S. and Japanese diplomats have held talks to set the stage for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi later this month, the State ...

Figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu believes it is his mission to maintain the memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami dis ...

Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), one of the largest state investm ...

Yokozuna Onosato withdrew from the ongoing Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday after losing his first three bouts of the meet a ...

TOKYO -- A section chief at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters was reprimanded for regularly adopting an angry attitude toward his subordinates, leaving them feeling intimidated, it ...

The maintenance costs in fiscal 2024 for infrastructure in northeast Japan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern areas, which triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster since the ...

Israel says Iran has been firing cluster munitions throughout their 10-day war -- adding a complicated and deadly challenge t ...