Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi conveyed Wednesday her intention to dissolve the House of Representatives on an early date of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed on Tuesday to launch talks between relevant ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering Feb. 8 as the voting date for the next general election if she takes the step of ...

The Akita Shinkansen service has been suspended in both directions between Akita and Morioka stations on Wednesday after it ...

This year’s winners of the Akutagawa Prize were announced Wednesday in Tokyo. Makoto Toriyama and Ushio Hatakeyama won the ...

A spate of scandals involving local leaders across the country has raised doubts about their qualifications. Local leaders ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for leaving his 2-year-old son inside a washing machine, causing him to suffocate ...

The annual Imperial ceremony of Utakai Hajime, or the New Year’s Poetry Reading, was held at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda ...

Japan-South Korea relations, which are on a trend of improvement, are growing more stable as their leaders engage in frequent ...

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Osaka City Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama, deputy leader of ...

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday that its secretariat will conduct an on-site inspection of Chubu ...

Japanese stocks posted a record-high close on Wednesday, while the yen and bonds extended their declines as markets priced in ...