He is frank about Japan’s wartime misdeeds, and will thus help to nurture the vital but tetchy relationship with South Korea.

Only a formal regional military alliance can prevent war in the region, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said recently.

Mastao Kanda unleashed an estimated 25 trillion yen to support the currency when it slumped against the dollar.

TOKYO: Japan's new justice minister Hideki Makihara has said abolishing the death penalty would be "inappropriate" despite ...

Flights have resumed at a Japanese airport after a World War II bomb exploded just seconds after a passenger jet had taxied ...

Japan’s new government reached out to the central bank for a second straight day in a show of unity as market jitters linger ...

Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington ...

Japan's service sector activity expanded for the third straight month in September, but the pace slowed slightly and ...

Japan jumped while Hong Kong and Europe stumbled as Israel pushed into Lebanon and Middle East tensions grew. China’s markets ...

A World War II bomb exploded from beneath an airport in Japan on Wednesday, canceling over 80 flights. The blast left a large ...

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi described Russia’s denial of an alleged airspace violation late last month ...

As North Korea continues to advance its nuclear capabilities along with long-range missiles and China’s potential invasion of ...