Rows of harvested rice stacked to dry in the sun now line the Owarabi terraced rice fields here, creating a traditional ...

The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopted a resolution calling on the U.S. military to take action to prevent a recurrence ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 ...

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, appears on course to overtake Sweden's H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB ...

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food and drink and implement an ...

The share of divorces among couples who had lived together for at least 20 years rose to a record 24.2% in 2025, even as ...

Teruaki Sato of the Central League-winning Hanshin Tigers became the first Triple Crown winner since Munetaka Murakami i ...

The so-called "TOKYO" strategy refers to the counteroffensive campaign launched by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Thursday a third-party probe by lawyers found that more than 100 former and current ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met senior officials from major ministries and agencies far less often during her ...

Finishing off the Atlanta Braves in four games in the NL Division Series meant more to the Los Angeles Dodgers than avoiding a winner- ...

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revised its family allowance system for staff at embassies and other diplomatic missions abroad, with ...