Legislation to beef up the nation’s intelligence framework is expected to pass the Diet as the opposition Democratic Party for the People has decided to support the measure, according to several party ...

Japan’s trade deficit was 1.7 trillion yen ($10.7 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in March, the government said ...

An air traffic control system failure on April 21 caused widespread delays and flight cancellations for Japan’s two largest ...

The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading Wednesday, as investors watched for next steps in the U.S.-Iran conflict after ...

ISLAMABAD--Pakistan pressed ahead Tuesday with the groundwork for a second round of talks between Iran and the United States ...

As Japan plans additional economic measures, including a possible supplementary budget, to soften the impact of new U.S.

Restraints on weapons exports that were maintained as a pillar of Japan as a pacifist nation have largely been removed.

Up to 171 individuals with dementia who were reported missing in Japan in 2024 were still “unfound” at the end of 2025, a ...

Three Ground Self-Defense Force tank crew members were killed and another injured when a shell exploded at 8:39 a.m. on April ...

A climate advocacy organization is calling upon investors in Japan’s three largest banks and three trading firms to vote ...

Oil prices slipped and shares were mostly higher Tuesday in Europe and Asia as U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending the war ...