Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises, reported an 18.6% surge in net profit ...

Iran’s foreign minister is calling on Japan to join Tehran in leading a global movement to abolish weapons of mass ...

Rather than have his name associated with a historic milestone, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has apparently chosen to face ...

Although gay marriage is banned in Japan, local partnership systems introduced a decade ago that grant limited rights to same ...

The food of the future? Genetically modified crops, lab-grown meat or nutrient supplements might come to mind.

Hundreds of people staged a street protest in Tokyo over inflammatory remarks made against foreigners in the leadup to last ...

The Japanese word shinitai, meaning “want to die,” was the most common keystroke related to psychological stress among ...

Just over half of Japanese voters approve of the surge by Sanseito, an Asahi Shimbun poll found, after the party known for ...

Hundreds of glowing lanterns floated across Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 30 as part of a summer ...

After remote working became the new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic, a question arose: What are offices for?

Voters narrowly support Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remaining in office despite heavy election losses, an Asahi Shimbun ...

The highest temperature ever recorded in Japan, a blistering 41.2 degrees, was observed on July 30 in Hyogo Prefecture, the ...