TOKYO (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died Friday aged 101, was best known for his landmark apology ...

The new head of Japan's ruling party Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting a controversial Tokyo war shrine on Friday, as political ...

Japan's leading candidate to become prime minister sent an offering to a Tokyo shrine honouring war dead, an official said ...

Japan's lower house scheduling committee board has agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to select the next prime minister on October 21, a senior ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his bushy eyebrows and his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday of old age ...

Heavy rain from a typhoon has hit a chain of Japanese islands south of Tokyo. The government urged residents on Thursday to ...

Japan beat Brazil for the first time on Tuesday, fighting from two goals down to win the friendly 3-2 in Ajinomoto Stadium.

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Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

Shares of Tekscend Photomask jumped in their Tokyo trading debut after the company raised $1 billion in one of Japan's biggest offerings this year. The stock rose to 3,640 yen in early morning trade ...

She is expected to avoid visiting the shrine for fear of angering Asian neighbours. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...