The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Agreement comes as Manila and Tokyo share concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the region.

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike won a landslide victory to secure a third term, official election results showed Monday, in a rare triumph for a woman in Japan's male-dominated politics.

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict

Voters in Tokyo are casting ballots to decide whether to re-elect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for four more years

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan’s far south

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere.

Two bodies recovered from rubble of southern house while collision of oil truck and minibus in western Rivne region leaves single survivor. What we know on day 865

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and technology on land mine removal with countries around the world, including Ukraine