The International Criminal Court will never halt its activities even with the increased pressure from sanctions imposed by ...

BUSAN--Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa blasted a recent South Korean court ruling that ordered the Japanese government to pay ...

Overseas tourists outspent their Japanese counterparts by 4.6 times in Hokkaido’s Niseko area during the 2025-2026 winter season, translating to a single traveler dropping an average of 580,000 yen ...

The main opposition party in the Lower House is on the verge of splitting up, just seven months after its launch. The Centrist Reform Alliance (Chudo) decided against merging with Komeito, citing ...

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point in the final sprint to the midterm elections, approving disaster declarations in consequential states and coupling ...

Health authorities are calling on travelers not to cancel trips to Japan despite an outbreak of a rare but potentially fatal “flesh-eating disease.” Although cases of streptococcal toxic shock ...

Children cried, adults sensed looming death and flight attendants shouted orders as flames and panic engulfed JAL Flight 516.

Publishing giant Shogakukan Inc. is facing mounting criticism after its Manga One app knowingly hired an author found civilly liable for sexually assaulting a former student, allowing him to publish ...

For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular service in March, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Dec. 9. The ...

With more than 90 percent of its crude oil supply effectively choked off by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Japan is scrambling to secure alternative oil supplies, pivoting sharply to the United ...

RIYADH—Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen ‌near the city’s ...

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has ruled out merging with Komeito in the Centrist Reform Alliance (Chudo), removing a potential obstacle in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pursuit of her ...