Former yokozuna Terunofuji has officially completed his transition to a sumo elder after undergoing the customary ...

Have you ever been saved by a convenience store restroom while out and about? Many people in Japan tend to consider them to ...

"Japan uses the power to dissolve (the lower house) more frequently than any other country," said Satoshi Honjo, co-policy ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan board member said the country's financial conditions are "still considerably accommodative" ...

With Valentine's Day approaching, Japan's major department stores are turning to alternative methods and ingredients to curb ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Promoted by President Donald Trump as "a must watch," the Melania Trump documentary "Melania" debuted with a ...

Doctor helicopters -- air ambulances that rush doctors straight to patients -- have been grounded one after another since ...

Half of 20 large Japanese cities, each with at least over 700,000 residents, have experienced a population decline compared ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday canceled an appearance on a TV program, with the ruling Liberal Democratic ...

The Japanese government will spend about 85.5 billion yen (approx. $551 million) on the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, or some 826 ...

An official of this northern Japan city mistakenly issued ballot papers to a man in his 30s at an early voting station for the House of Rep ...

Around 7,000 pharmacies and drugstores across Japan began on Monday over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills without age restric ...