Japan

Three bodies recovered by Russia that are believed to be those of people missing from a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido in April arrived in Japan on a coast guard vessel Saturday. The bodies, discovered between May and June, were…

A U.N. panel dealing with the rights of people with disabilities urged Japan on Friday to end special education that segregates children with disabilities from those without, as part of its recommendations for the country over its policies…

Fourteen member states of a U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic initiative agreed Thursday to bolster regional supply chains, moving a step closer toward the launch of formal negotiations under the initiative, according to Japan's trade…

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and India agreed Thursday to seek to hold their first joint fighter jet drill at an early date as they are struggling to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's growing maritime…

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world's longest-serving monarchs and revered around the globe, died Thursday, Buckingham Palace said. She was 96. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," the palace said. The queen…

Russia has scrapped an agreement with Japan to allow Japanese former residents to visit disputed islands off Hokkaido without visas, triggering a protest Tuesday from Tokyo as tensions between the two nations remain high over Moscow's…

Russia has been increasing its inspections of Japanese kelp fishing boats off a group of disputed islands this year, a fisheries body and other sources said Monday, in apparent retaliation for Tokyo's participation in international…

Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor may approach Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, the weather agency said, while warning of high waves, strong wind gusts and mudslides. The season's 11th typhoon was moving slowly north over…

The Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers on Saturday underscored the need for improving bilateral relations strained over wartime issues, as South Korea's top court is expected to make a relevant decision soon. "There has never been…

At least 146 lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party have had dealings with the Unification Church or affiliated organizations. Politicians' connections to the church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and…