Japan

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean military said, a day after Pyongyang fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea. The North said Sunday it had test-fired…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged in his New Year's address Sunday that Japan will play a leading role in diplomacy in 2023 as the host of the Group of Seven summit while serving as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council.…

A landslide occurred Saturday in northeastern Japan, destroying or damaging about 10 buildings and leaving two people missing, police and firefighters said. Police requested that the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue…

Taiwan has called on Japan to promote bilateral "security cooperation," with fears growing about China's increasing military assertiveness in nearby waters, saying Taipei and Tokyo share a "single fate." Taiwan and Japan have no…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has wished for a return to the period when his nation's relations with Tokyo were "at their best," the leader of Japan's junior ruling party Komeito said Thursday. Following a meeting with Yoon in…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that, "for now," he is not planning to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election next year, with approval ratings for his Cabinet struggling over several controversies,…

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday lauded Japan's major shift in its security policy of significantly strengthening its defense capabilities, amid the increasing military threat posed by China toward the self-ruled island…

Japan's industrial output in November fell 0.1 percent from the previous month, declining for the third straight month, due to weak overseas and domestic demand, government data showed Wednesday. The basic assessment was downgraded for…

Japan posted a record 438 daily COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday in the midst of the eighth wave of infections. The number exceeded the previous high of 371 daily deaths marked last Friday. Japan reported either double digits or around…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan will temporarily tighten border controls against travelers from China later this week as the number of new coronavirus cases has rapidly increased in the neighboring country. Starting…