Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo.

Japan's Justice Ministry says a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo ...

Japan’s tax revenues hit a record of around ¥75.2 trillion ($524 billion) in the fiscal year ended March, surpassing ...

Japan and the United States are arranging for U.S. Secretary of State Rubio to visit Japan for the first time in early July, ...

Japan is expected to spend $6.3 billion in an effort to thwart the economic impact of President Trump’s tariffs. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday lauded the country’s ...

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and ...

Hi, it’s Taro Fuse in Tokyo, looking at how Japan’s megabanks are responding to the rising level of hostile bids in the country. Also today, Ascension Health is nearing a $3.9 billion deal for ...

President Trump said Japan is set to kick off tariff negotiations with the US in Washington on Wednesday — becoming one of the first countries to test his willingness to relent on the sweeping ...

Japan's Kyodo News said that the Japanese government will revise the "disaster prevention plan" to designate additional priority regions based on the expanded flood risk zones, ...

In Japan, almost everyone is cremated – which Islam strictly forbids. But Muslim migrants and converts "face opposition" when it comes to building cemeteries that can accommodate an Islamic ...