TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan will keep up a strong push for the United States to exempt it from auto tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday, while vowing to take the necessary ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described Japan as an “indispensable partner” in confronting China and sought to dispel lingering unease in Tokyo over Trump’s penchant for a ...

Not so much, as Japanese markets brace for the Trumpian headwinds to come. Team Ishiba hasn't been paying attention if it didn’t see this indignity coming. Part of the problem here is how Tokyo ...

The map locates Lake Suwa, and the city of Suwa, on its southeastern shore, in Nagano Prefecture, west of Tokyo, Japan. “Carrying on a tradition for 580 years binds our community together ...

But the 89-year-old might still be behind bars if not for Hiroaki Murayama, the judge who in 2014 dared do something extremely rare in Japan’s often intractable legal system: he ordered a retrial.

All told in 2024, the tourism organization reported the highest-ever demand from U.S. visitors to Japan. The vast majority of these visitors traveled to the same two places: Tokyo and Kyoto.

the Japanese government has issued fresh guidelines advising people to stay indoors in the event of Mount Fuji erupting, resulting in massive ashfall over the Tokyo metropolitan area. This comes ...

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 ...

Later this year, the Tokyo Metro - along with UK rail, bus firm Go Ahead and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo - will begin operating the Elizabeth Line in London. The newest Tube line in the UK ...

But the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe ... Three years since Mr Abe's death, a court in Tokyo has now ordered the church to effectively disband. Here's what we know about ...

Thirty years on, Japan still lives in the shadow of 1995. Roam around Tokyo, and you may notice something amiss: public bins are scarce, removed following the sarin attack. Even those born after ...

But he might still be behind bars if not for Hiroaki Murayama, the judge who in 2014 dared do something extremely rare in Japan's often intractable legal system: he ordered a ... of seven people in a ...