Okamoto said he called for Komeito to become a rallying point for realignment because he wanted to build a bloc of lawmakers ...

I think the public understands the need for discussions” on Japan’s possession of a nuclear submarine, Defense Minister ...

The BOJ officials see little need for consecutive rate hikes in the absence of signs that upside inflation risks will ...

Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-runs and drunk driving by U.S. military personnel have long triggered protests in ...

Japan’s rice harvest for 2026 is estimated at 7.4 million tons, down about 1% from the previous year’s 7.47 million tons, the ...

Over more than seven months of conflict in the Persian Gulf, Japan’s risk-averse refiners and shipowners have stayed away ...

Opposition parties grilled the prime minister on Tuesday on not just her policies, but also her new farm minister’s election ...

The rover reached the milestone 5½ years into its mission to explore if conditions conducive to microbial life ever existed ...

The International Monetary Fund says growth will stabilize next year “as the energy shock dissipates and monetary policy ...

Iga Swiatek has played at every edition of the WTA Finals since 2021, but the Pole is running out of time to claim a place at ...

Arnon Nampa was imprisoned in Thailand for calling for the reform of the Thai monarchy. He has been behind bars ever since. I ...

The policy will consider future population projections, as the country seeks to balance a reliance on foreign workers with a ...