The government of this east Japan city issued an improvement advisory to a private kindergarten type certified child care ...

The Japanese government revised limits on defense equipment exports Tuesday to enable the sale of weapons overseas, as it ...

A team of researchers at Nagasaki University's graduate school has announced that radiation from uranium particles believed ...

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The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady for a third straight meeting at its two-day policy ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw ...

More people in Japan are doing side jobs. A new survey says both the number of workers with side jobs and the number of ...

Haneda airport in Tokyo suffered a glitch in its air traffic control system on Tuesday morning, causing flight delays, the ...

A powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck northeastern and northern Japan on Monday, prompting the country's weather ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- Japan's beloved manga "Chiikawa" is back in Hong Kong for good this time, with the viral sensation ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper met on Monday to discuss efforts to ...