A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced the man charged with the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 ...

Japan's ruling and opposition parties have set out policies to lower the 8% consumption tax on food and drinks ahead of the ...

Taro Yamamoto, the head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, said Wednesday he will step down as a lawmaker in the ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday renewed its commitment to ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu rode his luck to stay in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament title race on Wednesday as new ozeki Aonishiki ...

The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), a new political party formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, ...

The area around the craters of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, where a sightseeing helicopter crash occurred on Jan. 20, is ...

Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, received 13,220 New Year's cards this year from all ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace ...

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei index dropping for a fifth consecutive trading day, pressured by ...

A hotel and a chapel housed in dome-shaped structures made from single, seamless pieces of ice opened Tuesday for the win ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join a new international body he ...