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 ...

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

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

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The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral students has drawn criticism from students and ...

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