The Liberal Democratic Party’s new coalition government with Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) has taken on a distinctly ...

Seasoned diplomat and Japan expert Lee Hyuk has officially assumed his post as South Korea’s ambassador to Tokyo, signaling ...

Teachers at a private nursery school here abused children in their care by hitting, force-feeding and screaming at them.

A landmark development has paved the way for Sanae Takaichi to become Japan’s 104th prime minister and first woman to hold ...

Many narratives about World War II have emerged during the 80 postwar years, but one important question has not been ...

The Japanese government is planning a wave of fee and tax hikes targeting foreign nationals that will affect the airport ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to appoint Satsuki Katayama, a key supporter in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership ...

Sohei Kamiya, leader of the far-right Sanseito party, has voiced strong concerns over the growing trend of national ...

SEOUL--A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s ...

Aurelijus Zykas’ curiosity in distant languages led him to buy a Japanese dictionary. What eventually followed was a brush ...

SINGAPORE--Asian shares rose on Tuesday as the prospect of easing trade tensions between the world's top two economies ...

Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen as Japan’s ...