Japan has lodged a protest with Belarus over a program shown by its state-run broadcaster in which a Japanese man detained by ...

A U.S. Marine in Okinawa Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Sept. 5 on suspicion of sexually assaulting and injuring a ...

The problem of overdosing on commercially available drugs such as cough and cold medicines is becoming more serious among ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met in Seoul on Friday to review the progress ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- As we approach the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi was trapped for about 30 minutes in an elevator at the prime minister's office ...

High demand for sushi chefs abroad means they may be able to make as much as three times more money overseas than they could ...

Tokyo Tower welcomed its 190 millionth visitor with the arrival of a surprised couple on their honeymoon from Seattle at the ...

Japanese police on Friday referred a man to prosecutors for allegedly exporting clothing to North Korea in violation of a law ...

Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday he missed a Cabinet meeting after becoming temporarily trapped ...

The Japanese women's flag football team lived up to its world No. 3 ranking by taking bronze at the recently concluded world ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense has submitted a record-breaking budget request of some 8.54 trillion yen (about $59.8 billion) ...