Japan is planning to join the rush to diversify oil export routes away from the Strait of Hormuz by investing in pipeline projects abroad, n...

A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami alert was issued. The alert...

A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami alert was issued.

A Kyoto musician has allegedly given his elderly neighbors insomnia through his loud instruments for seven years.

Higashino, a prolific writer lauded for his creativity, died of cancer, his official X account said.

Many key details remain undecided, including who exactly would be deemed as a "high-risk" offender and whether court approval would be requi...

Washington has criticized the ICC for war crime investigations targeting U.S. troops and issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Ministe...

Debuting a "kei car" puts BYD up against the country's biggest automakers in their home market, which few foreign brands have successfully c...

More than eight months after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis, ties have seen...

New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Japan twice as mayor of Greater Manchester and created a sister city partnership with the city...

Japan is shifting away from its long-standing pacifist security doctrine, with increasing defense budgets and a major enhancement of militar...

TOKYO — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Alkhereiji met with Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, Tsukasa Uemura, to...

Relatively low prices and the fact that such portable units do not require installation work make them popular.

The Japanese government may approach foreign banks to help finance pledged investments in U.S. natural gas production that are part of Tokyo...