Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist attraction.

U.S. Forces Japan command is weighing a move from Yokota Air Base, in western Tokyo, to somewhere in central Tokyo, as part ...

Major Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Nov. 14 began selling rice produced in Taiwan, which is about 20% cheaper than the ...

Yuriko's contributions and Japan's royal succession crisis. Yuriko raised five children and supported her husband's research ...

TOKYO, Nov 15, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world's fourth-largest economy.

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has ...

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s rally following Trump’s election victory continued ...

Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...

Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at 101. Born in 1923, she married Prince Mikasa and lived through the war, supporting historic research and family duties. Her ...

The Nikkei 225 index remained under pressure on Friday morning after Japan published the latest GDP data and Jerome Powell ...

Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning as investors bought back shares after the benchmark Nikkei's three-day losing streak, while a weaker yen boosted exporters including automakers. The 225-issue Nikkei ...

The Italian Parliament has agreed to support the country's efforts with the UK-led Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). Japan is ...