An advertising company in the southwest Japan city of Fukuoka has launched an online platform to purchase bus-related ...

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of ...

False claims that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's grandfather served as an Imperial Japanese Army officer during the ...

Overseas travel from Japan is projected to continue rising in 2026, albeit at a slower pace due to the weak yen, with nearby ...

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern ...

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Japan's opposition parties on Friday stepped up their pressure on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition over ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- "Hunchback," a novel by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa, is rapidly gaining international recognition, earning ...

Osaka Prefectural Police on Jan. 23 announced disciplinary action, including dismissal and suspension, against 12 officers ...

Twenty-two groups in Nagasaki, including A-bomb survivor groups, have protested against comments about changing Japan's three ...

Tours allowing visitors to observe hibernating Asian black bears at a zoo here is drawing strong interest amid a series of ...

The Asahikawa Golf Club here is making use of its snow-covered greens by opening a winter activity venue called Asahikawa ...