By Akihiko Tanaka, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo From Aug. 20 to 22, the 9th Tokyo International Conference on ...

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Friday, with the Nikkei index pressured by heavyweight semiconductor issues, while the yen's ...

The acquittal of a Japanese man who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student is set ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed his desire to hold a summit quickly with South Korean President Lee Jae ...

No. 15 maegashira Kotoshoho, 25, defeated Aonishiki with a thrust down on July 27, clinching his first championship with a 13 ...

Japan's parliament convened Friday for its first session since the ruling coalition lost its majority in July's House of ...

Officials in east Japan's Chiba Prefecture revealed July 31 that all four whales which had washed up on a beach in the city of Tateyama were ...

International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel ...

The Japanese government plans to invite Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet, who will chair next year's ...

Japan's job availability ratio in June fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.22, marking the second straight monthly ...

What should you do if a tsunami warning occurs while you are enjoying a swim at a beach in Japan? Officials are sharing ...

Shugo Maki belted a three-run, first-inning homer and Keita Sano launched two solo bombs for the DeNA BayStars in Thursday's ...