The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

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

Australian swim star Kaylee McKeown knows the scenario ahead of the Paris Olympics is a lot different to her build-up for the Tokyo Games.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Thursday passed an ordinance requiring that a portion of newly built houses and buildings in Tokyo be equipped with solar panels starting in April 2025.

China accused Japan of making false claims about China's military activities in a new security strategy announced by Tokyo on Friday, China's embassy in Japan said in a statement.

South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan's territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday while cautiously responding to Tokyo's plans for an unprecedented military buildup.

A squadron of Chinese Navy ships sailed through straits near Japan into the Western Pacific this week, while Beijing blasted Tokyo's adoption of a new national security strategy putting itself on a more offensive footing, largely as a result of the perceived threat from China

Japan isn’t known for being an aggressive country in the world of foreign affairs. Successive Japanese governments have taken pains to emphasize their peacelike nature, a direct consequence of Tokyo finding itself on the losing side of the most horrific war of the 20th century. Japan’s constitution renounces the use…

Japan unveiled a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away from the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades.

Alex Porter, whose snapped handlebar crash was a defining moment for Australian cycling at the Tokyo Olympics, has called time on his top-level career.