Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed on Sunday at their first in-person meeting to ...

The fiscal 2025 budget was enacted Monday, the day before the start of the fiscal year, after it passed the House of the ...

A third-party committee set up by Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of scandal-embattled Fuji Television Network Inc., ...

An incident between former TV personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman was “sexual violence that took place as an extension of ...

Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies may be attended by Buddhism priests who read out sutras, and memorial services may ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is disrupting even its allies over issues of security policy and trade, ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has occurred with its focus under central Myanmar. The situation is extremely serious, as ...

The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to about 298,000 from the ...

Colorful cakes, popsicles and parfaits — all looking good enough to eat — are actually soap. Their realistic designs and ...

Asian shares tumbled Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Taiwan falling more than 4%, while the price of gold hit a record ...

Tokyo stocks fell almost across the board on Monday, amid growing concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy ...

Japan’s House of Councillors passed a modified budget bill for fiscal 2025 on Monday, sending it back to the House of ...