Japan’s deputy prime minister said the country needed to defend Taiwan with the United States if the island was invaded, ...

At first, the president of English conversation school operator ECC Co. couldn’t believe that Los Angeles Dodgers superstar ...

A health study has underscored a danger associated with seafood consumption, long considered a multi-beneficial dietary habit ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said March 31 she is looking toward Japan’s neighbors to secure medical goods and other key ...

Sakai Moving Service Co. plans to train truck drivers in Indonesia and bring them to Japan to help fill serious labor ...

KYOTO—Despite billing itself as the city with the strictest rules on short-term rental lodgings in the nation, the ancient ...

At least 19 local governments have introduced an accommodation tax in response to the growing influx of foreign visitors, ...

The Takamatsu District Court on March 31 ruled that disenfranchising a convict of the right to vote after he was released ...

A record 6,832 individuals were detained in 2025 for various cannabis-related offenses, of whom about 70 percent were under ...

Asian shares mostly dipped Monday, as worries continued about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in ...

BANGKOK--Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the month-old war by ...

An “iron hand” is needed to deal with an adversary that is destabilizing a region or the world, said a former key adviser to ...