The population of Japanese nationals in 2024 fell by around 908,000 from a year earlier to 120,653,227, declining for the ...

The Air Self-Defense Force began deploying F-35B stealth fighter jets in southwestern Japan on Thursday, apparently preparing ...

Rank-and-file wrestler Kusano exceeded most fans' expectations by staying in the title race until the final day of the Nagoya ...

A woman floats a lantern on the Motoyasu River as a prayer for peace, with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen in the background, in ...

Japan's economy is projected to grow a real 0.7 percent in the current fiscal year from April, revised down from an earlier ...

Minimum wages across Japan are set to be significantly increased. Companies must adapt to rising costs and create an ...

Japan has lodged a protest with China over suspected maritime research conducted within its exclusive economic zone, a ...

SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday it posted a net profit of 421.82 billion yen ($2.87 billion) in the three months ended ...

The Yugawara town office in Kanagawa Prefecture failed to sound a siren at the stroke of 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6 to coincide with ...

Tokyo police on Thursday announced disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and ...

The organizing committee of a fireworks festival here that was canceled halfway through after a fire broke out on a barge has ...

Tokyo stocks ended higher Thursday for a third straight day, with the Topix closing at a record high, buoyed by strong ...