A woman from Myanmar who had worked for a ramen restaurant in Japan has sued its Tokyo-based operating company demanding some ...

Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime ...

The following are key campaign pledges made by major Japanese political parties for the House of Councillors election on July ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck a small island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the latest temblor ...

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Japan's former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka eased past Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 in the women's singles ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday defended his party's plan to distribute cash handouts as a quick way to help ...

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Rescuers were searching Thursday for 38 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry sank near Indonesia's resort i ...

Tokyo stocks fell slightly Thursday morning, weighed down by a decline of the Dow Jones index as weaker-than-expected U.S.

Farmers here are cooking up new menus for health-conscious Japanese, with dishes like quiche, pizza toast, skewers, tempura ...