I had a 10-day summer break. After pondering where to go for all of 1.5 seconds, I decided to visit Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, for the ...

Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from ...

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm, on Sept. 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ...

Japan ranked 117th among 145 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2026 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' cruise subsidiary unveiled its new Japan-registered cruise ship, Mitsui Ocean Sakura, to reporters on ...

Trump's planned reception at the airport on the outskirts of the U.S. capital, an extraordinary gesture a day before their summit at the White House, appears to represent his strong desire to build a ...

The Japanese government has adopted a tax reform outline centered on a consumption tax reduction. It plans to submit related ...

Students at Tamagawa University in Tokyo have come up with proposals to promote Tamagawa Onsen in Akita Prefecture, drawing on the s ...

The SoftBank Hawks won the Pacific League for the third straight season Thursday, repeating the feat from 60 years ago when they were ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to reshuffle her Cabinet on Thursday, retaining many key ministers to ensure ...

Typhoon Dujuan was southeast of the Japanese archipelago on Thursday and moving on a northerly path that appeared likely to bring it ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent from 1 percent at a two-day ...