The Latest Breaking News from Japan

A Japanese court has ruled that a 45-year-old nuclear reactor can continue to operate, rejecting demands by residents that it be suspended because of safety risks

Japan will support Ukraine in the removal of landmines planted by Russian forces, according to Japanese government sources.

Many Australians find themselves traversing the seasons by travelling to Japan during the country’s coldest months.

The Foreign Ministry on Monday presented the findings of a report by a Spanish NGO that revealed China may have established "overseas police" service stations in Japan, at a joint meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Affairs Subcommittee and others.

U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the Japanese city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G-7 summit visit next year, media reported on Tuesday.

Japan's plan to undertake its biggest military build-up since World War Two without increasing headcount is flawed, former and serving officers told Reuters, casting doubt over the country's efforts to deter regional rivals China and North Korea.

SUPER GT star Joao Paulo de Oliveira has expressed a desire to add more overseas races to his 2023 schedule in a bid to push himself outside of his 'comfort zone'.

North Korea is threatening to take “bold and decisive military steps” against Japan as it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an aggressive military power

North Korea’s foreign ministry calls Japan’s new $320bn security strategy ‘wrong and dangerous’, promises a response.

North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy as fundamentally changing the regional security environment and warned it will show how "wrong" and "dangerous" Japan's choice is with unspecified actions, official news agency KCNA reported.

Thai Airways International (THAI) plans to add at least nine aircraft to its operational fleet in the first quarter of 2023 and will increase its flights to Europe and Japan to meet the rising demands of post-pandemic tourism, acting CEO Suvadhana Sibunruang said on Monday.