The government on Monday began auctioning off 150,000 metric tons of its emergency rice stockpile to distributors nationwide ...

A memorial service, attended by Crown Prince Akishino, was held in Tokyo on Monday to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on the capital 80 years ago.

Yasuhiro Oura, 52, was previously arrested for attempted extortion against a former Upper House lawmaker, for which he has ...

Countries can’t simultaneously control their currencies, independently set interest rates and allow capital to move freely ...

A monument was erected at the municipal office of Minamisanriku, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday to commemorate ...

Aging plantations and slow replanting have led to lower yields even as demand for palm oil rises from various sectors.

There is no danger of the fire spreading further and firefighters will work to determine if it is has been extinguished, ...

Many prefectural officials who were involved in frontline operations in the immediate aftermath of the massive earthquake and ...

Freedom Shield drills will run until March 20, though live-fire exercises are suspended after South Korean jets mistakenly ...

Henley's closing 70 left him on 11 under for the tournament, with Morikawa's final-round 72 putting him on 10 under.

"The full-year outlook faces considerable downside risks, especially from rising geopolitical tensions due to higher tariffs ...

Israel ordered an immediate halt to the electricity supply in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into ...