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Tomohiro Koyama was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on board an aircraft while being deported from the Philippines.

Progressives face a dilemma: prioritize every cause they deem right or adopt centrist positions on less critical issues to win over key vote...

Appointment follows pledge by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of more than ¥10 trillion in fresh public support for chip and artificial intell...

What Moscow is giving Pyongyang in exchange for its troops could have direct security implications for East Asia, Kyiv's envoy to Tokyo warn...

Japan is well short of hitting its nuclear power goals by 2030, with the challenging nature of reactor restarts likely impacting its emissio...

A student in the passenger seat suffered severe head injuries after the car rolled over, and was later pronounced dead.

The president-elect's team believes use of vast holding facilities could enable accelerated deportations of immigrants who fight their expul...

Acts from the former Johnny’s were frozen out for a second year as NHK opts for new names and old favorites.

The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced earlier this month by legislators who want to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty signed between the...

The talks between the two sides are ongoing and, if successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks.

Sunday's result condemned Wales to a national record 11th consecutive test defeat.

The men are believed to be members of a group based in Phnom Penh that engaged in scams classified as special fraud in Japan.

Ishiba also said there is no time to lose to deal with large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.

At the defense expo to be held in the capital Hanoi on Dec. 19-22, nearly 200 companies from 27 countries have already reserved booths.

Prices will increase for about 60% of Sukiya menu items starting Nov. 22 due to a recent rise in the price of Japanese rice, the company sai...

Tanikawa, who is also known for translating the Snoopy and Charlie Brown comic strip “Peanuts” into Japanese, died of natural causes.

Many are scrambling to prepare shelters with limited resources, anticipating the cold winter nights in the besieged territory.

The ruling, which critics have said tarnishes Hong Kong's role as a global financial hub, comes as the city is hosting an international fina...

Carbon trading is seen as one way for richer countries to meet their emissions reduction targets.

Both countries are on track to make around 1.5 million drones this year.

The talks are set to focus on improving growth and advancing bilateral cooperation in trade and economic security.

The review will be the central bank's first attempt to take a deeper, analytical look at the drawbacks of prolonged monetary easing.

The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious, including damage to underse...

Such a move would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

Up to 17 teams are slated to join this year’s Asian Japanese Rugby Cup tournament in Malaysia on Dec. 14.