Hana Akari, a new stylish sightseeing train operated by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), will start its runs on Oct. 5, the ...

Pacifist-leaning Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, formally crowned Keiichi Ishii as its new leader, ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% early Monday after the country’s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru ...

DENVER--Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since ...

Japan has established a joint public-private sector organization to promote the nation’s content industry, which includes ...

Foreign tourists stranded by a megaquake would be urged to make their way to Niigata and Matsumoto airports in central Japan ...

It may be the end of the line for “Doctor Yellow” trains, but before they are retired in January train buffs might like to know what they are like inside.

Shigeru Ishiba was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27, reaching the top of the ladder in ...

Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at ...

Organizers of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo scrapped plans to allow passengers onto the event's highly anticipated small ...

Outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's final official overseas visit included a  meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at ...

The Israeli military said Saturday that they had killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a ...