The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the Upper House election on July 20, ...

Opposition party Sanseito, which espouses “Japanese First” policies and spouts anti-immigrant rhetoric, made a strong showing ...

Front-page headlines in Japanese newspapers come in various forms. The more important or surprising the news, the more the ...

Standing upright on his hind legs and gazing vigilantly out of a window, a rescued meerkat has become an unexpected symbol of ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

The minor opposition party Sanseito, which is projected to capture double-digit seats in the July 20 Upper House election, ...

As the global car market trends toward decarbonation, Japanese automakers are now struggling to regain lost ground in their ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

HIROSHIMA—The city of Hiroshima opened the underground ossuary of the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound here to the media for the ...

Organizations are trying to bring overseas refugees to Japan to ease labor shortages, improve the economy and help Tokyo ...

A classic manga by Ryoko Yamagishi featuring Prince Shotoku of ancient Japan will be adapted into a traditional Noh-kyogen ...

KOBE—Ouka Nakanishi was 5 years old when she first saw someone’s face transform during Nankinmachi’s Lunar New Year festival.