Japan will downgrade its description of ties with China from "one of its ‌most important" in an annual diplomatic report, according to a dra...

Japan is preparing to start releasing crude oil from stockpiles held jointly by the country and oil producers as well as national stocks, Pr...

Japan's defense minister denied the claim by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had committed to send...

Experts say that a good harvest of bear staple foods such as acorns and nuts could determine whether the number of reported bear sightings u...

While the designated no-fly zones have not changed since the law entered into force in 2016, drones' maximum speeds, ranges and load capacit...

The entry lineup has been announced for MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, the largest international music awards in Japan, with the ceremony set fo...

As if American politics weren’t enough of a trainwreck, Donald Trump proves that things could always get worse. In a White House meeting wit...

Social media users from Japan have been expressing ’embarrassment’ over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s White House visit. Pandering to Pres...

While Japan's depopulation is a much discussed issue, Tom Feiling's book, "Alone in Japan" tackles the topic face to face as he travels to r...

The government's top spokesman denied the claim by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had committed t...

What was once a predictable path toward long-term stability could become a precarious process subject to continuous state evaluation.

About 97% of toilet paper is produced domestically, according to the Japan Household Paper Industry Association, with no reliance on the Mid...

Quality, Japanese-built used vessels command high prices, and transport disruptions due to the Iran war have further boosted valuations of l...

Efforts to thin forests and breed low-pollen cedar advance, even as labor gaps and neglected land complicate the work.

By Retta Race on SwimSwam101st JAPAN SWIMThursday, March 19th – Sunday, March 22ndTokyo Aquatics CenterLCM (50m)Meet CentralSwimSwam...