As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, ...

The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:51 p.m. EST Sunday night in Japan carrying the Michibiki 5 ...

Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan restarted 14 reactors of its plant that remain operable, as it tries to ...

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Japan has a free hand in dealing with excessive moves in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, issuing ...

Japan may face further yen declines and a relentless rise in bond yields driven by market concern over the government's ...

F or nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with ...

Tepco shares jumped 4.3 percent as reports emerged about a potential data center near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant.

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...