In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥93 from the previous week to...

A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric's earnings and affect the government's goal of raising the sha...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said her government abides by the principles, but hasn’t been clear on whether that commitment will remain...

Tensions have continued to rise between Asia’s two biggest economies, dragging out a dispute that began in early November.

Vol. 15 of Soso no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe keeps at No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot...

The Nationals announced today that right-hander Sauryn Lao has been released to pursue an opportunity in Japan. The club’s 40-man roster cou...

Japanese culture keeps reshaping the English language — sometimes in unexpected ways.

‘My passion for football hasn't changed, no matter how old I get,’ says Miura who started his career in 1986

Beijing’s growing military power is now the leading security concern, overtaking the threat posed by North Korean nuclear missiles.

A new breed of young sakemakers in Asia are reinventing sake by brewing with it indigenous rice and tailoring it to local palates and cuisin...

The 1889 law stipulates that “anyone who has engaged in a duel shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than two years and no more than...

As the Japan Innovation Party works to get Osaka designated the country’s secondary capital, other municipalities are looking to muscle in.

The decision comes due to a crew member’s medical issue, and will mark the first time any astronaut has to make an early return for health r...

The model was the top-selling electric vehicle in the country in October-December 2025, the automaker says.

The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka in August and September while its home in The Hague un...