Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collaboration between Tokyo and Seoul ...

Former President Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, beating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, major ...

Tokyo stocks soared Wednesday on the yen's plunge that lifted exporters, as investors increasingly priced in a possible win ...

Japan aims to build a strong relationship of trust and cooperation with the U.S. government led by the next president to ...

The body of a German university student was found off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, a few weeks after he ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says that he agreed in phone talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to hold a meeting soon while confirming they will work to elevate the bilateral allianc ...

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on Wednesday expressed concerns that former President Donald Trump, who has won the U.S. presidential election, would be passiv ...

Japan's parliament will convene a special session from November 11 following the general election, the top government ...

An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended Japan's traditional knowledge and skills for making sake and "shochu" distilled ...

Japan's Mecca of martial arts, the Nippon Budokan, hosted women's kendo competition for the first time at the recent national ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has extended its trading hours by 30 minutes starting Nov. 5 without any trouble on the first day, ...

Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji got its first snowcap of the season, the latest date on record following unusually warm weather.