The International Criminal Court will never halt its activities even with the increased pressure from sanctions imposed by ...

BUSAN--Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa blasted a recent South Korean court ruling that ordered the Japanese government to pay ...

High school student Hayato Kumagai said he can’t believe the Golden Arches will soon rise over his city here along the ...

YOKOHAMA—Samsung Electronics Co. celebrated the opening of its new research and development center here, underscoring the ...

In a town where cattle outnumber humans 6 to 1, efforts are accelerating to turn the community into a “spaceport” that can ...

The most famous dog in Japan is surely Hachiko (1923-1935), the faithful Akita Inu who sits enshrined in front of Shibuya Station, Tokyo’s bustling rail and subway hub.

Mount Fuji recorded its first snowcap of the season on Oct. 30, appearing 28 days later than usual on the second-latest date ...

The Bank of Japan announced on Oct. 30 that the underlying inflation rate has reached its 2 percent target, marking the first ...

Japanese and Ukrainian foreign ministers affirmed their respective nations’ commitment to strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation, including in the field of security. “Japan stands with Ukraine, ...

BEIJING—Chinese AI startup Moonshot ‌on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said ⁠is the world’s largest open-weight ⁠AI system and delivers performance approaching U.S.

Kana Sekiya, 43, used to shop near a train station in Tokyo on her way back home from work. Now she drives more than 30 ...

Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished search—for the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers who never made it home. Of ...