Japan is facing major debate regarding policies related to foreigners, including foreign workers, refugees and inbound ...

The letter, spread over several sheets, was calm and matter-of-fact. She inquired about her son's well-being and offered ...

Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 104th prime minister, ...

New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to bring forward Japan's target of raising defense spending to 2 percent of gross ...

The Yomiuri Giants announced Wednesday they are allowing star infielder Kazuma Okamoto to pursue a move to Major League ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday appointed seven Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers implicated in a high-profile ...

Leaders around the world congratulated Sanae Takaichi on becoming Japan's first female prime minister, voicing hopes of ...

TOKYO -- Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi caused a stir when she remarked that she would "throw away the phrase work ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Japan for three days from Monday for his first in-person talks with Prime ...

A couple in their 80s was attacked and seriously hurt by a bear outside their home in northeastern Japan on Wednesday, but ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Oct. 21 instructed the labor minister to consider relaxing the upper limits on ...

A Defense Ministry engineering official died Wednesday after apparently falling down an elevator shaft at a ministry facility ...