Japan launched a navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025. An H3 rocket ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were ... with all of its associated unpredictability. Beijing must view it as a positive that Ishiba does not have particularly ...

When Trump is sworn in on Monday in Washington, he is widely expected to bring his transactional view of alliances to the Oval Office once again. For Japan, this could mean anything from a louder ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tensions from Russia, China and North Korea ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House for their first ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

Per Electrek, BYD moved in on Toyota’s turf and sold more EVs in Japan than the Japanese automaker, albeit by a slim margin. Regardless of the numbers, beating Toyota in a market where they ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here just three months after installing it.

LEDA 1313424 has more rings than any other known galaxy in the universe. Scientists were able to view eight rings using Hubble, and then, and then combined that with data from the Keck Observatory ...

where myths say Japan’s founding deity descended from the heavens. While the natural wonder itself is quite a sight, visitors can also enjoy the view from aboard an open-air sightseeing train ...