by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, JAPAN — Japan’s government is poised to approve a major defence policy overhaul Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warns...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Five Japanese soldiers have been dismissed in relation to high-profile sexual assault allegations made by their former female colleague, local media reported on...
OSAKA, JAPAN — “A lion escaped!” a staff in Tennoji Zoo shouted aloud to warn others about an escaped lion from its cage after an earthquake...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China’s crackdown on the...
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday promised a “comprehensive” and “objective” review of Japan’s controversial plan to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant...
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for his ruling party’s leadership, effectively ending his tenure and throwing wide open the race...
Coinciding with the start of the Tokyo Paralympics on 24 August is the launch of a new café in the Japanese capital city where the staff...
The International Paralympic Committee Wednesday defended a decision to disqualify a Malaysian shot putter for turning up late, leading to him being stripped of a gold...
Japan’s ruling party on Thursday set a 29 September date for a leadership race ahead of an expected October general election and with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
Japan moved Wednesday to expand a virus state of emergency to eight more regions, a day after the Paralympic opening ceremony, as rising infections put hospitals...