The Tokyo metropolitan assembly election will be held on June 22, with official campaigning beginning on June 13 for its 127 ...

Japan welcomed over 36.8 million tourists in 2024, a new record. This influx, along with a growing foreign resident ...

The No. 2 figure in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday that its lawmakers should reach a consensus if ...

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump ...

Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump's return means for Japan's place in an ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he wants to work closely with new U.S. President Donald Trump to elevate ...

PM Ishiba also said that he sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Trump stating that he wanted to “work closely to further strengthen Japan-U.S. relations and to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.” ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone agreed to enhance mutual political and security ...

The top diplomats of Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to elevate the bilateral relationship to "new heights" on all fronts and continue working multilaterally with like-minded countries such ...

The mother of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic victim of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals, said Tuesday she hopes U.S. President Donald Trump's return can reinvigorate efforts to solve the ...