A child has been born to an inmate in Japan utilizing a pilot program to support women giving birth and raising their ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) special committee drafted a proposal on May 21 aimed at encouraging foreign ...

Nissan Motor Co. is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama, near Tokyo, to help cover costs related to ...

Taiwan has lifted a restriction on the age of cattle for Japanese beef imports, a measure imposed in the wake of a 2001 mad ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his envisioned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in June on ...

The opening time of the World Exposition in Osaka will be moved up by five to 10 minutes from the current 9 a.m. starting ...

Ozeki Onosato secured his promotion to yokozuna by winning back-to-back championships Friday at the Summer Grand Sumo ...

TOKYO -- Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister is aiming to make rice available in the "2,000-yen range" (around $14 ...

Nissan Motor Co. is considering selling its headquarters office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, as part of its revamp measures, ...

The phrase "I got scolded by my wife" evokes a mood uniquely associated with Japan's outdated male-dominated society, where ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will travel to Laos in November in what will be her ...

About one in four people in Japan -- and a surprising number in their 20s -- told a recent survey that they have started ...