The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Experts on Friday will deliberate whether to approve for the first time in Japan an oral, two-drug combination to induce an abortion, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has announced.

The pine trees of Kanazawa's Kenrokuen, which is regarded as one of Japan's three most beautiful gardens, were bathed in gold after being lit up for an annual winter event on Saturday.

Cutting-edge technology is helping food chains reach the holy grail of flawless, contactless, low-budget dining

India is about to overtake China as the most populous country – but as birthrates fall, we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we prepared for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead?

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Kyiv in February and holding talks with Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskiy, the Yomiuri newspaper said, citing Japanese government sources.

Sakuraco’s ‘Valentine's Bliss Box’ includes teas, cakes, seasonal treats, and home goods sourced from local Japanese makers.

Yosuke Tanaka and his wife Miki were diving off the western coast of Japan when they managed to swim with the 8ft monster for around half an hour, in a rare event

The head of a U.N. nuclear agency task force assessing the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated water from the wreaked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea says Japanese regulators have shown their commitment to comply with international safety standards

Foreign investment soared by 56% to 129 billion baht in value last year, with Japan topping the list in terms of budget to develop businesses in Thailand.

Being first doesn’t always mean much. Consider gas-electric hybrid automobiles. Toyota and Honda have been selling them for decades. But how serious were they, really? For 2023, there’s only one automaker selling cars that are purely mild hybrid, hybrid or electric in the United States, and it’s not from Japan.

During "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond," I laughed out loud several times — not at any intended humor, but at how utterly lost viewers will be without previous knowledge of the light novel, manga or anime TV series (or in my case, without…