MILAN--Ami Nakai entered her first Olympics insisting she was not here for medals — but after the short program ‌at the ...

Japan’s exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, lifted by seasonal factors and strong demand in China and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed hopes of deepening her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in rare earths ...

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara electrified the crowd in capturing Japan's first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs figure ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pledge to spur economic growth by unveiling a public-private investment road map in March ...

Softbank Group Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. are on the list of some of Japan's largest companies interested in playing a role in the first round of U.S.-focused investments as part of a ...

SEOUL--A South Korean court is ‌due to rule on Thursday on whether former President Yoon Suk ⁠Yeol is guilty of masterminding ...

Shares in Asia were higher on Wednesday, with Japan’s benchmark gaining more than 1% after a quiet finish for U.S. stocks. Most markets in Asia stayed closed for Lunar New Year holidays.

To assist children who need Japanese language instruction, the education ministry plans to increase the numbers of language instructors by recognizing them as part of the school staff.

In Hiroshige’s “The Noted Tea House of Mariko” from his “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido” series, ume Japanese plum trees are in bloom in the foreground as two middle-aged chaps in the background ...

Sanae Takaichi, who was re-elected prime minister in the Diet on Feb. 18, expressed strong determination to pursue revisions to the Constitution and the Imperial House Law, two long-standing goals of ...

A mix of new and familiar faces strode through the main Diet gate on the morning of Feb. 18 for a fresh round of ...