Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has no plans to reduce the consumption tax rate to help soften the blow from inflation and U.S.

The government urges caution after a small Japanese civilian plane was spotted near uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, ...

The opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics will be shared between the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in nearby ...

Over 150 years ago, in 1867, the United States acquired Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Since then, it has not expanded ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday a trade agreement that would increase market access for American farm exports has ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday upon his election by ...

Two men have been arrested after breaking into a suburban Tokyo elementary school on Thursday, causing minor injuries to five ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it expects a 34.9 percent drop in net profit for the current business year through next ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says that Japan is "very much welcome" to bid for another ...

A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a decision that major advertisement firm Hakuhodo Inc. pay a fine of 200 million yen ...

Stars of Japanese volleyball's SV.League say the league must address its crowded match schedule and other issues affecting ...

Some 30 organizations have introduced a "lost-and-found platform," developed by Tokyo-based information technology firm Find ...