The top court revoked the welfare cuts but dismissed plaintiffs' damages claims.

As populations age and the healthcare system faces growing pressure, proactive measures to support healthy ageing are more important than ev...

The rainy season usually lasts from June to July, but for a large swath of the country — from Kyoto to Kyushu — it ended about three weeks e...

No fentanyl had been seized at Japan's borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media...

Toyota’s global sales — including subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — rose 8% from a year earlier to reach 955,532 vehicles in May.

Exporters such as carmakers were among the biggest contributors to gains.

Strategische Unterstützung durch ein weltweit führendes Telekommunikationsunternehmen fördert die technische Ausgereiftheit und die Marktrei...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom...

Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he hid in his small apartment.

By Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNNTokyo (CNN) — Japan executed on Friday a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first ena...

He encourages the chipmaker to distinguish itself in some way from TSMC.

Japanese Retail Sales for May 2025+ 2.2% y/yexpected + 2.7%, prior +3.5%more to come Earlier:Tokyo June 2025 headline CPI +3.1% y/y (3.3% ex...

The black bear appeared at northern Japan's Yamagata Airport early morning, immediately prompting the closure of its runway.

When asked why they avoid news, with multiple answers allowed, 60.8% of those surveyed said it makes them feel depressed and sick.