Discontent is growing in the Tokyo metropolitan area due to proposals to construct giant data centers in residential areas, with industry groups working to smooth relations between locals concerned ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday expressed hope for a stable improvement in ties with South Korea under new President Lee Jae Myung, saying he wants to hold summit talks at an early ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deepening cooperation with Japan to counter "challenges to the world" posed by U.S. high tariffs as he met a Japanese business delegation led by former House of ...

A 36-year-old man went on trial Tuesday, charged with killing his 40-year-old female colleague in Yamanashi Prefecture last year. In the opening session of his lay judge trial at the Kofu District ...

The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum will double on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war on the same day he expects trading partners to deliver their ...

An Australian woman accused of murdering three people by lacing their lunch with toxic mushrooms told a court on Wednesday she may have unwittingly used "foraged" fungi in the dish. Erin Patterson is ...

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino, on Wednesday departed from Narita Airport for a 10-day visit to Brazil. Kako is scheduled to arrive in Sao ...

Police in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of parental neglect after she left her two sons, aged 5 and 3, at home alone for nearly three hours while ...

Japan’s staple food is suddenly too expensive for many households — and the reasons go far beyond simply supply and demand. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we break down the sudden sharp ...

At least 27 people were taken to hospital on Monday after a car plowed into soccer fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory. Police said a 53-year-old man had been arrested. Another ...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed cooperating with Japan on developing technology for his planned Golden Dome missile defence shield during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

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