Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers ...

MOSCOW--Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers conducted a routine flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan, ...

SINGAPORE--The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank ...

The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection here continues to be hampered by the increasing instability of the site.

Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said on Thursday, remaining the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or ...

The iconic Doctor Yellow, a brightly colored train that has patrolled the Shinkansen tracks for 24 years, arrived at Tokyo ...

NAGASAKI--Around 15,000 colorful lanterns have bathed the city of Nagasaki in dazzling color and light as the 30th Nagasaki ...

OSAKA—The Osaka High Court on Jan. 30 overturned a ruling by the Osaka District Court not to disclose documents related to the falsification of official records concerning the sale of state-owned land ...

退職勧奨に応じなかったことを理由に不当な扱いを受けたとして、米グーグルの日本法人で働く30～40代の男女6人が31日、同社側に計約6300万円の賠償を求めて東京地裁に提訴した。

ミャンマーで国軍が全権を握ったクーデターから2月1日で4年が経つ中、国軍は31日、国軍統治の根拠としてきた非常事態宣言の7回目の延長を発表した。国軍は「民政復帰」に向けた総選挙を年内に行うとするが、内戦は泥沼化している。

国民審査は、最高裁の裁判官にふさわしいかを有権者がチェックする制度だ。就任後、初めての衆院選に合わせて行われる。×の割合（罷免（ひめん）率）が過半数になれば、その裁判官は辞めさせられる。