The ruling Liberal Democratic Party started discussions to revise Japan’s national defense policy on Nov. 20 with a focus on ...

Senior Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces officials are expressing deep concerns that the SDF can keep up with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to rapidly expand Japan’s military ...

SEOUL--The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture—The Yamato Museum reopened here on April 23 following year-long renovations to bring the behemoth World War II battleship closer to real life based on the latest research.

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The ...

JOYO, Kyoto Prefecture—Wholesale tea is selling better than ever before. Sales are up by weight and prices are rising year on year. It’s because of rising tastes for matcha as the refreshing green ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration pledged to overhaul the budget compilation process to encourage what it says is much-needed investment that can finally propel Japan out of its economic ...

MOSCOW--Foreign shareholders suspended participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions, renouncing their responsibilities for financing and for offtake contracts for the new Russian ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 6 was expected to bring heavy rain and violent winds to Okinawa Prefecture on June 1 before veering toward the main Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The Japan ...

The Financial Services Agency ordered a pro-Pyongyang credit union based in Sapporo to partially suspend operations after a former executive was found to have embezzled 1.4 billion yen ($8.7 million) ...