Japan's health ministry has started monitoring acute respiratory infections, including cold symptoms, under the infectious ...

The leader of a key opposition party in Japan said the central bank may have to reverse course on policy, not only putting ...

The result reflected a surge in the number of bankruptcies due to labor shortages, particularly among small and midsize ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said that the drones will be sent to the U.S. air base in Kadena, on Okinawa Prefecture’s main ...

The controversial group decided in June 2009 to give its residual assets to Tenchi Seikyo, based in the Hokkaido city of ...

The bill is expected to be enacted by the end of the current ordinary Diet session, with the government planning to fully ...

The U.N. World Food Program warned that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance 'could amount to a ...

The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau found ¥1.3 billion in unreported income over the six years through the fiscal year to ...

Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested for allegedly assaulting a medical staff member at a hospital in Shizuoka ...

The NBA has said it is "exploring" the creation of a professional basketball league in Europe, but the plans remain vague and ...

Rutte will speak with defense industry representatives to get their assessment on “what they do to ramp up production and how ...

In a report to parliament, the security bureau said it had detected more than half a million pieces of 'controversial ...