Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says Japan will continue to contribute to the maintenance and development of a free ...

In a Sept. 22 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided delving ...

The increase in the number of young people deciding to take their own lives is particularly alarming given how adult suicide ...

Japan plans to explore the use in defense of humanoid robots equipped with physical artificial intelligence, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday, as the country's Self-Defense Forces ...

Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth-largest economy as government data released Thursday showed it fell behind the size of Germany’s in 2023. The numbers highlight how the Japanese economy has ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...

Japan has decided to sharply cut passport fees in an effort to boost overseas travel and international exchange. Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu announced at a press conference in December 2025 ...

Taiwan’s policy toward the United States is somewhat fraught at present, given the American government’s refusal to allow Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to transit in New York and the challenges ...

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed at a meeting of their industry and trade ministers to work toward strengthening their economic partnership pact, a Japanese government ...

Japan has 16 fixed national holidays throughout the year. However, in 2026 there will be 17, due to a rule that if an ordinary working day falls between two holidays, it becomes a “bonus” holiday.