The Cabinet approved a bill on Tuesday to toughen penalties for bicycle riders who commit traffic infractions, an area ...

Three Vietnamese men, including a 25-year-old unemployed Yokohama resident, have been arrested on suspicion of crimes ...

The agriculture ministry will survey about 70,000 rice-related businesses across Japan to determine the status of their sales ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba failed to reach an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump over the U.S. president’s tariff ...

The site near JR Tokyo Station where the planned Torch Tower is under construction as the future tallest skyscraper in Japan ...

The Tohoku Shinkansen line, which had suspended operation between Tokyo and Sendai stations, resumed at around 5 p.m on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was a chance of a trade deal with Japan ,but said Tokyo was being “tough” ...

Temperatures rose over 35 C, reaching extreme heat in many places including Tokyo, Gunma and Chiba on Tuesday.

Japan has been asking the governments of seven countries to stop online casinos operating within their jurisdictions from ...

An Israeli strike hit Iran’s state broadcaster on Monday while the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog indicated extensive ...

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should create a united front in negotiations with the United States, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was its government’s rejection of a deal ...