An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.

Neither China nor Japan wants war. The danger is that each side increasingly believes the other is preparing for one.

The Japan national soccer team will hold an open training session at Geodis Park on June 8, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japanese refineries increased their oil processing to over 70% of their capacity for the first time since March, Petroleum Association of Japan data showed on Wednesday,

The reggaeton star's March 2026 secret performance underscores growing Japanese interest in Latin rhythms, with local bands like Minyō Crusaders touring internationally with fusion sounds.

United Airlines plans to launch two new routes to Japan this fall and winter, including service to Japan's top ski destination, Sapporo.

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Bain Capital-owned Tanabe Pharma plans to bring up to three new drugs to Japan each year as the former Mitsubishi Chemical unit doubles down on its home market,

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator for over a decade, she has worked largely in the pop ...

Japanese cuisine is well-known for its famous meat dishes today, so it might be hard to believe that meat-eating was banned for over a millennium.

A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker managed by Japanese refining group Eneos has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday, the second instance of such a Japan-linked oil ship making it through.

Can Japan be a major player in the international defense sector, like its neighbor South Korea?