Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has returned to the political spotlight by launching a push to lower rice prices amid ...

A London-bound Air India plane crashes near the airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, local media reported.

Japan says it has strongly urged China to prevent a repeat of an incident in which a Chinese military aircraft and a Japanese ...

The Israeli military says it has conducted strikes on "dozens of military targets," including nuclear facilities, in Iran.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that Japan "strongly condemns" Israel's attack on nuclear and military sites in Iran for "escalating the situation," while pledging necessary diplomatic ...

North Korea says it has successfully repaired and launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged in a failed launch attempt last month, with leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony to mark the ...

Japan's top court has rejected an appeal by a doctor convicted of consensually killing a woman with amyotrophic lateral ...

The United States has a "golden share" in United States Steel Corp., President Donald Trump said Thursday, adding it will be controlled by him after Nippon Steel Corp.'s massive investment in the ...

Japan expects to be treated differently to other countries once it clinches a deal with the United States on tariffs, Tokyo's ...

Retired figure skater Mao Asada, who won silver for Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, announces she is embarking ...

Japan remained at 118th among 148 countries in the gender gap rankings in 2025, still worst among the Group of Seven nations, ...

Japanese Princess Kako expresses hope that Japan's friendly ties with Brazil will "continue for many years to come" during a ...