Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo. The hot weather was headline ...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed cooperating with Japan on developing technology for his planned Golden Dome missile defence shield during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Two people were injured Wednesday after being attacked by a man wielding a knife at a subway station near the University of Tokyo, police said. A 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion ...

From commuting to work and picking up groceries to cycling Japan’s scenic national routes, bikes are a popular and practical way to get around. Even if you don’t own one, Japan’s many bike-sharing ...

Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition ...

The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum will double on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war on the same day he expects trading partners to deliver their ...

Japan trailed other members of the Group of Seven countries in the 2025 world press freedom rankings as government pressure on news outlets has become common practice, a media freedom group said ...

Retired sumo great Hakuho will quit the ancient Japanese sport following a row over the forced closure of his wrestling stable for physical abuse, reports said Monday. The Mongolian-born Hakuho won a ...

The Japanese government on Monday appeared to show some support for U.S. strikes on Iran's key nuclear sites over the weekend, saying that they signaled Washington's resolve to block Tehran from ...

The Japanese and Philippine defense ministers agreed in Singapore on Sunday to step up collaboration between their forces in the face of China's maritime assertiveness in the East and South China seas ...

Two men have been arrested after breaking into a suburban Tokyo elementary school on Thursday, causing minor injuries to five teachers and appearing to have smashed a window, investigative sources ...

A 70-year-old man apparently jumped from an apartment building, hitting a man in his 50s who was riding a bicycle, in Osaka on Monday. Both men were taken to hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and ...