Japan has awarded a wrongly convicted man who was on death row for close to half a century compensation of 217 million yen ($1.44m). The legal team for Iwao Hakamada, released last year after his ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his country and Japan share a “warrior ethos” in tackling Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait. In a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday with ...

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday Tokyo will put "all options on the table" in dealing with Washington's announcement to impose a 25% tariff on ...

TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s government warned Thursday of a “significant impact” on its economic ties with the United States — and on global trade — after President Donald Trump announced ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...

Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu (train-stamp nerds) alike, collecting them as you make your way around Japan is easy and free, and results in a unique and lasting record of your journey.

Investors are rethinking their strategies for Japanese sovereign bonds after the Bank of Japan’s pivot to interest-rate hikes in the past year triggered the biggest losses among global debt markets.

Top officials of China, Japan and South Korea held their first trade talks in five years amid US President Donald Trump's looming tariff threat. The meeting was attended by South Korean Industry ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have signed P65 billion worth of loan financing for five projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and climate change initiatives in the country.

By Glenn Peoples “We’ve been trying to spread our music from Japan to the world,” Lilas Ikuta, singer for the Tokyo-based duo YOASOBI, told the audience at a sold-out Peacock Theater in Los ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...