A senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker resigned Monday as head of the House of Councillors' powerful Budget ...

Typhoon Nari is expected to approach areas near Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Monday, with the weather agency warning of ...

The death penalty, Japan's ultimate punishment, has been carried out in the country for the first time in two years and 11 ...

After nearly 40 seconds of intense grappling in a sumo training bout, Yarden Yatkovski, 27, throws down a wrestler ranked in ...

Japan's National Police Agency has announced plans to review the system enabling people to switch foreign driver's licenses ...

Ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election, policies toward foreigners in Japan have emerged as a central issue, with ...

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A group of human rights organizations has asked politicians to stop saying hateful things about foreigners during the ...

The Bank of Japan has completed the disposal of stocks it bought from financial institutions from 2002 to calm markets and ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning after Wall Street losses late last week amid worries about the adverse impact of higher U ...

Correct Answer: B) Lowering the candidacy age to match the voting age ...

Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open ...