One thousand two hundred nineteen people loaded into the rickety whaleboats and rowed 90 miles ... Thus, the issue was eventually laid to rest. Japan is one of the few countries worldwide that ...

In this photo released by Japanese Embassy to Cambodia, A Japanese warship docks at a naval base's pier during a four-day visit at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, southwestern of Phnom Penh ...

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a sixth straight month in March, data showed on Thursday, as the threat of sweeping U.S. tariffs drove Japanese companies to ramp up shipments ...

In 2024, the number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low for the ninth year in a row. With about 1.6 million deaths and 720,988 births, there were about two deaths for every new baby born.

Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

Japan is holding out hope that it might convince the United States to exempt Japanese car manufacturers from tariffs, but analysts are less optimistic. The Japanese government has expressed its ...

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday Tokyo will put "all options on the table" in dealing with Washington's announcement to impose a 25% tariff on ...

AT a time when Jamaica is experiencing a 35 per cent reduction in murders, the island’s national security capacity on Thursday received a big boost with a Japanese donation of three patrol boats.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, a country he described as indispensable in combating Chinese aggression. "We share a ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s government warned Thursday of a “significant impact” on its economic ties with the United States — and on global trade — after President Donald Trump announced ...