Home to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) aerobatics team, Blue Impulse, the city has opened a Blue Impulse themed michi no eki (roadside rest area), drawing aviation buffs from across the ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.

TOKYO — Japan’s army announced Tuesday that it conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter increasingly ...

The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.

China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it has lodged a protest with ...

Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is arranging his seventh visit to the United States for as early as June 26, aiming to end tariffs that are hurting Japan's economy, two Japanese ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Transportation Japan's top shipbuilder Imabari to make No. 2 JMU a subsidiary Move aimed at cutting costs in face of competition from China, South Korea ...

In June last year, Japan’s government protested to the American embassy over at least two sexual assault cases involving US servicemembers on Okinawa. One, it later turned out, was the case ...

US Marine sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual assault in Japan The sexual assault case is the latest to strain relations between residents of Japan's Okinawa Islands and U.S. servicemembers.

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said the country can’t accept the U.S.’ 25% tariffs on cars, adding that the Asian nation’s automakers produce far more cars in the U.S. than ...

It’s well known that Japan’s washoku diet, which is rich in fish, soy beans and vegetables, is good for one's health. Now, a large-scale study says it may also help prevent depression.