The country’s health minister touted “improvements in living conditions, diet, nutrition and advances in medical technology” ...

The research ship Kexue was seen dropping what appeared to be a wire into the sea within the EEZ north of Ishigaki Island.

Tokyo is raising the bar for permanent residency amid a broader rightward shift in the Asian nation's politics.

Local legend has it that instead of dying on a cross in Jerusalem, Jesus escaped to Japan and spent the rest of his life in ...

Storm is moving northeast away from Japan’s eastern coast into the Pacific, leaving a path of destruction behind.

In Japan, you hit a vending machine every few steps, and convenience stores line every street. For travelers from abroad, the ...

Japan has been gripped by a declining population for decades, but one age group is adding new members and there are more of ...

(Corrects firm name in paragraph 20 to State Street Investment Management, not State Street ​Global Advisors) By Ankur ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump raised concerns about yen weakness at a summit with ...

Participants offered silent prayers at 11:52 a.m., the time of the eruption, and placed white chrysanthemums on the flower ...

This note is a record of my 400-day journey around Japan 12 years ago in 2014.In Episode 37, I traveled around Honshu, ...

Hiroshi Suzuki visits the birthplace of William Adams, who was made a samurai in the 16th Century.