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

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

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 ...

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

NAGOYA -- Utility hole covers featuring illustrations of Pokemon characters, or "Poke Lids," began to be installed in five ...

The Japanese government unveiled on Friday a 100 billion yen ($700 million) policy package designed to attract foreign ...

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

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

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

The Air India aircraft that fatally crashed in Ahmedabad, northwestern India, on June 12 had been used for round-trip flights ...

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