Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from ...

Japan ranked 117th among 145 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2026 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ...

Japan's immigration agency had 103 IC card printers, worth about 56.5 million yen ($363,000), sitting unused at seven regional bureau ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' cruise subsidiary unveiled its new Japan-registered cruise ship, Mitsui Ocean Sakura, to reporters on ...

The Japanese government has adopted a tax reform outline centered on a consumption tax reduction. It plans to submit related ...

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm, on Sept. 15, 2026, in ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent from 1 percent at a two-day ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to reshuffle her Cabinet on Thursday, retaining many key ministers to ensure ...

The SoftBank Hawks won the Pacific League for the third straight season Thursday, repeating the feat from 60 years ago when they were ...

Typhoon Dujuan was southeast of the Japanese archipelago on Thursday and moving on a northerly path that appeared likely to bring it ...

Trump's planned reception at the airport on the outskirts of the U.S. capital, an extraordinary gesture a day before their summit at the White House, appears to represent his strong desire to build a ...

Brian Wolfe, a former pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball with 56 wins, has died at 45, his former MLB club Toronto Blue ...