The infrastructure ministry has announced a nationwide survey of aging sewer pipe systems following the recent road collapse ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, attended the 41st World Veterinary Association Congress ...

WASHINGTON--A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

BEIJING--A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as ...

Japan went from watching to fully participating in a large-scale joint military exercise hosted annually by the United States ...

Despite the United Nations calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty, an overwhelming majority of the Japanese population ...

Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a ...

MANILA—Japan agreed to begin discussing the export of its retiring destroyers equipped with anti-ship missiles and other ...

Beloved hitmaker Studio Ghibli Inc. will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. while maintaining its ...

VOX POPULI: Remembering the hibakusha who embraced Obama in 2016 ...

Beverage giant Kirin Holdings Co. will acquire Australian natural health products maker Blackmores Ltd. for 1.88 billion ...