The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves ...

The Hokkaido Prefectural Government will hand out vouchers or digital coupons worth 5,240 yen (about $36) to purchase rice ...

The Air India plane crash this week was one of India's worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several peop ...

Former House of Representatives member Shiori Yamao, whom the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) withdrew its endorsement ...

Campaigning for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election officially started on June 13, with roughly 300 candidates -- the ...

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a pension reform law that will scrap a 1.06 million yen ($7,400) annual income threshold ...

Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada made his debut on Thursday with the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's most prestigious ...

TOKYO -- Villains from the "Star Wars" movie franchise suddenly appeared in the neon-lit streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho ...

Japan expects to be treated differently to other countries once it clinches a deal with the United States on tariffs, Tokyo's ...

Emperor Naruhito met with Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu at the Imperial Palace in Japan's capital on June 13, during ...

Tokyo stocks fell Friday as investors moved to avert risks amid escalating tensions in the Middle East after the Israeli ...

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what ...