Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday the central bank will not push hard to raise its policy rate unless economic and ...

Japan went down 2-1 against Brazil in A women's football international friendly on Monday, ending their two-game series away ...

With the House of Councillors election looming this summer, a local assembly race in Tokyo on June 22 will likely give a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap general election if the main ...

Two Japanese nationals have been killed in Dalian, northeastern China, and a Chinese suspect has been detained, an official ...

A Japanese footballer playing on an Australian A-League team has been arrested for alleged involvement in a betting scandal, ...

Brave Lupus Tokyo flyhalf Richie Mo'unga collected his second straight Japan Rugby League One most valuable player award, a ...

The mayor of Nagasaki says he is considering how to respond to Taiwan's request to attend this year's ceremony marking the ...

A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen ($21,000) in ...

Iran plans to reject a proposal from the United States for a nuclear agreement, viewing it as "not balanced," a diplomatic ...

Former yokozuna Hakuho, who won a record 45 top-division championships, will retire from the Japan Sumo Association on June 9 ...

Japan's revenue from a departure tax collected from travelers in fiscal 2024 hit a record high amid an influx in the number of visitors, the Finance Ministry says.