Nishiyama decides to become the first female ‘kishi’ in shogi history. Trailblazer Tomoka Nishiyama has decided to take the ...

The elite Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to ...

J-pop is a tough sell overseas, but in recent years more musicians are challenging that perception and finding success abroad ...

Tokyo-based Space One Co. self-destructed its Kairos No. 3 small rocket shortly after launch on March 5, dealing another blow to Japan’s efforts to put a satellite in space through a private company.

MADRID―Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to seek regulatory approval ‌in Japan next year for its gastric cancer drug, after it ⁠extended overall survival and delayed ⁠disease progression in a late-stage ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Japan will convene its first ministerial cybersecurity panel Oct. 26 after a cyberattack at GMO Internet Inc. led to customer losses, data theft and a rare request for government intervention.

U.S. holds secret talks with Myanmar’s rulers in Tokyo, sources say ...

Sekihara, 41, and the colleague left the megabank and co-founded Nakaral, a startup based in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Nakaral gives parents a more hands-free approach to bringing their children to ...

Sendai residents have bragging rights to living in the most comfortable city in Japan, as government statistics support their ...

After a six-month suspension, the government plans to resume accepting foreign workers who prepare meals at welfare facilities and schools under the Specified Skilled Worker program. The government ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...