When Japanese writer Tsutomu Mizukami (1919–2004) was 9, he entered a Zen temple in Kyoto as a “kozo”—a novice monk who had ...

Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 18 that the rainy season has likely ended in the Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku and ...

The estimated cost of equipping the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15 fighter jets with “standoff missiles” capable of hitting enemy bases has surged to more than 1 trillion yen ($6.7 billion), sources ...

Death threats targeting three female candidates in the Upper House election have raised serious concerns about the safety of political figures and the integrity of the democratic process.

Kanagawa prefectural officials announced on July 17 that a woman in her 60s has contracted a tick-borne disease and believe ...

As the global car market trends toward decarbonation, Japanese automakers are now struggling to regain lost ground in their ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

The transport ministry will consider making “unattended delivery” the standard service for door-to-door parcel distribution ...

WASHINGTON--American companies in China are reporting record-low new investment plans for this year and declining confidence ...

SEOUL--South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and ...

Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea’s key rocket station, where the latest ...