The support rate for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plummeted to 31%, while the disapproval rate increased to ...

UTSUNOMIYA -- "Relationships with friends" has emerged as the top reason for elementary and junior high school students ...

Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament winner Kotozakura said Monday he plans to seize the opportunity for yokozuna promotion in the ...

A woman was arrested Nov. 23 on suspicion of leaving her then 8-year-old daughter, who had brain damage and needed suctioning ...

Ichiro Hirosawa, a former vice mayor of Nagoya, won the mayoral election in the city on Sunday, succeeding Takashi Kawamura, ...

Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of ...

Forty years after its founding, Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has more than 2,500 stores worldwide. Sales at its parent ...

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank plans to launch a financial product for wealthy clients, with all investment profits ...

The U.S. military will set up temporary bases along Japan's southwestern Nansei island chain and the Philippines to deploy ...

Some 78% of Nihon Michelin Tire Co. workers are satisfied with the company headquarters' move from the bright lights of Tokyo ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as sentiment was lifted by advances on Wall Street late last week. In the ...

Japan star Rui Hachimura said Saturday he is ready to step away from the national team if the Japan Basketball Association ...