An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northeastern Japan early December 28 morning with strong shaking ...

South Korea's parliament votes to pass an impeachment motion against Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck Soo, ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says that its major contractor Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. began fictitious transactions with its ...

Japanese megabank MUFG Bank says it has mostly resolved technical issues affecting its internet banking service after being ...

Osamu Suzuki, the former charismatic head of Suzuki Motor Corp. who turned the Japanese minivehicle maker into a global ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Jan 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the ...

Sakie Yokota, the 88-year-old mother of Megumi, who has long been the face of North Korean abductees, says faith has helped ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government ...

The government approves a record 115.54 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2025 as social security ...

A 78-year-old death inmate convicted of murdering her husband and two common-law partners with poison in western Japan more ...

Japan and the United States announce their first guidelines for "extended deterrence," including U.S. nuclear protection, to ...

Japan's defense budget grew to a record 8.70 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2025, the government says, as the country ...