An extraordinary session of Japan's Diet began on Monday, setting the stage for the first parliamentary debate since Prime ...

Today: words of support for a coworker. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, from Vietnam, works at a company that makes paper products.

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has said in a speech at the Diet that the Japanese government lodged a strong protest ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index briefly breached the 70,000 threshold for the first time in three months on Monday, boosted by ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index rose to the 70,000 threshold for the first time in 3 months on Monday morning. The Nikkei ...

A quarter century after the September 11 attacks, Americans continue to gather at memorials across the country to remember ...

The Manyoshu is the oldest extant anthology of Japanese poetry. Through poems presented in manga and a modern setting, we ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced a new package of support for Ukraine after holding talks with Ukrainian ...

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus says it is teaming up with 17 domestic and foreign semiconductor design firms in a bid to accelerate development. The company is ramping up efforts to broaden its customer ...

Monday marks the 62nd birthday of Yokota Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea during her first year of junior high school.

Police in Okinawa say they have found a wallet in the backpack of a robbery-murder victim. A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of killing and robbing the local woman.

Major Japanese food makers are switching to a pest-resistant potato variety amid growing concerns about infestation. Kewpie announced last week that its deli-food subsidiary plans to sell potato salad ...