As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

Japan plans to issue new government bonds worth around $189 billion to fund a record-size budget for next fiscal year, a ...

Japan has accelerated plans to devote 2 percent of its GDP — and more — to its military as China grows more assertive and the ...

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Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, ...

F or nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with ...

Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan has restarted 14 reactors of its plant that remain operable as it tries ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward re ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s support ratings held steady at historically high levels according to polls conducted ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan may face further yen declines and a relentless rise in bond yields driven by market concern over the government's ...

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.