The Hokkaido Prefectural Government will hand out vouchers or digital coupons worth 5,240 yen (about $36) to purchase rice ...

The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves ...

TOKYO -- Villains from the "Star Wars" movie franchise suddenly appeared in the neon-lit streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho ...

Campaigning for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election officially started on June 13, with roughly 300 candidates -- the ...

Japan expects to be treated differently to other countries once it clinches a deal with the United States on tariffs, Tokyo's ...

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a pension reform law that will scrap a 1.06 million yen ($7,400) annual income threshold ...

Tokyo stocks fell Friday as investors moved to avert risks amid escalating tensions in the Middle East after the Israeli ...

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to speak over the telephone on Friday ...

Emperor Naruhito met with Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu at the Imperial Palace in Japan's capital on June 13, during ...

Kuki Shrine in the town of Asahi, Yamagata Prefecture, considers air a sacred object where gods reside. On June 7, the Air ...

Japan's transport ministry said Friday it has instructed Japanese airlines operating Boeing 787s to inspect them following ...