Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shifted gears on sending a higher-ranked official in light of improving ties between Japan and South Korea.

The new pricing structure from Tokyo-based Fontworks, which is owned by U.S.-based Monotype, also includes caps on users that would incur ev...

Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, and Mitz Vah’s Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol. 31 rules this week’s...

Japan's Nikkei index fell on Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street amid growing uncertainty over geopolitical tensions and a decline in tec...

Relations between Moscow and Tokyo have been “reduced to zero” amid the Ukraine conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said...

Oddsmakers believe Miho Takagi will face stiff competition on Friday morning.

Next-generation nuclear reactors might be on the short list, reports say.

TOKYO, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Fudosan Villa Fontaine Co., Ltd., a member of the Sumitomo Realty & Development Group, has int...

The event, which features two jumpers per nation ​taking multiple rounds, was introduced as a fresh addition to ‌the Olympic ‌program.

Unions at Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and other large companies requested a pay scale increase of ¥18,000 per month, bigger than last year’...

The group has had to stop humanitarian aid in the enclave due to Israel’s banning of international nongovernmental organizations from operat...

The rising anime filmmaker discusses how his hometown’s vanishing seaside inspired his Berlinale competition entry ‘A New Dawn,’ the concept...

Zelda, Pokemon, Dragon Quest and more mark major anniversaries in 2026 — a milestone year for the industry they built.

Yuriyan Retriever’s debut feature recalls the rambunctious spirit of 1990s indie cinema, mixing J-horror tropes with meta humor and shameles...

Sakamoto, skating in her final Winter Games, came just short of winning her first Olympic gold medal.