The status of foreigners in Japanese society has emerged as a central issue in the Upper House election to be held on July 20 ...

TOKYO--Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition facing a possible defeat ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

Around 2 million more voters have cast early ballots for the July 20 Upper House election that is widely expected to deal a ...

Telecom giant Softbank Corp. announced it will begin trials of a telecommunications system that operates closer to Earth than ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

SENDAI—Sendai locals Keisuke Saito and Junko Abe each found and consumed 100 different fish species in their quest to gain ...

Standing upright on his hind legs and gazing vigilantly out of a window, a rescued meerkat has become an unexpected symbol of ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as ...

The minor opposition party Sanseito, which is projected to capture double-digit seats in the July 20 Upper House election, ...

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to ...

KOBE—Ouka Nakanishi was 5 years old when she first saw someone’s face transform during Nankinmachi’s Lunar New Year festival.