Three-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura wants the postponed Tokyo Olympics to happen next year. But he’s also talked openly about the skepticism in Japan where enthusiasm is muted by health...

In Japan, virus countermeasures are derived from three laws - the infectious disease law, the Quarantine Act and the new influenza special measures law - all of which were enacted years before the...

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday it restored its profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value.

Emperor Naruhito proclaimed Akishino as the next in line to the throne to the people of Japan and the world.

The good news for the Tokyo Olympics is that Japan on Sunday held a one-day exhibition gymnastics meet in front of several thousand fans with 22 athletes participating from Russia, China, and the...

Japan’s industrial output rose for the fourth straight month in September as the world’s third-largest economy continued to shake off the drag from the COVID-19 crisis largely thanks to improving...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government is working on the final details of a plan to release the massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday faced questions by opposition parties over issues ranging from his rejection of scholars to an advisory body to the governments coronavirus...

In his first policy speech since assuming power last month, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the country to net zero by 2050.

The choice to visit Southeast Asia underscores Japan's efforts to counter Chinese influence and build stronger economic and defense ties in the region, much in line with Abe's vision of “Free and Open...