The body will serve as a cross-agency "control tower" to respond to issues such as crime and overtourism involving foreign nationals, the go...

The government has appointed current ASDF head, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, as the next chief of staff of the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff.

The pair will be meeting on 18 July in Tokyo, just ahead of Bessent's visit to the Expo 2025 Osaka's US National Day celebration on 19 July....

Japanese government bond (JGB) investors are on edge ahead of this weekend’s upper house elections, fearing a political shake-up that could...

USD/JPY is sitting just shy of 147.90 as I post. Recent highs are arojund here from late June, and mid-May before that.I am wondering when t...

Japan and the European Union plan to issue a joint statement aimed at deepening their economic partnership, with a particular focus on trade...

Tensions between the long-time allies are not solely over tariffs and could have security implications, according to the outlet...

The Japan Open 2025 will run from July 15 to 20 in Tokyo, Japan. Here's all you need to know about the Super 750 tournament.

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The discovery may help raise the success rate of a type of cancer treatment that currently works for only 20% of patients who receive it.

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby fanatics have come out en masse to send packages of delicious ryegrass to their favourite horse from the game: Haru...

Dosage for the new treatment will be decided after the 91-year-old former emperor undergoes an electrocardiogram.

The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section for junior high school third-graders fell to its lowest since the current question...

Expectations that the election outcome may pave the way for additional fiscal stimulus have already started to drive long-term Japanese yiel...

Izumi Murakami, now 92, joined the Air Self-Defense Force, but he concedes now that "there is nothing good that comes out of war."