Eight people were injured Friday in an apparent hammer attack at a university campus in the suburbs of Tokyo, according to ...

Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP who is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has apologized ...

Heavy snow fell in areas of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train services ...

A group of men have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle some 160 kilograms of gold bullion, worth an estimated 1.5 ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Thursday it is important for Japan to elevate its alliance with the United ...

TOKYO -- The price of vegetables remains high in Japan, with cabbage -- a popular accompaniment to "tonkatsu" fried pork ...

Japan and Malaysia agreed at their summit on Friday to strengthen ties to ensure regional security based on the rule of law ...

Longstanding malpractices in Japan's entertainment industry are finally being brought under scrutiny. It is necessary to ...

Seven & i Holdings Co. plans to decide by May on its future business strategy as it evaluates two separate takeover bids -- ...

Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, weighed down by the selling of Nikkei heavyweight Fast Retailing after the earnings results ...

Japanese macaques at a natural zoo on an island in western Japan's Kagawa Prefecture have been observed hugging each other, to the surpris ...