As of June 2024, a record 3.59 million foreign nationals lived in Japan, playing a vital role in society. During the year, ...

KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in ...

Four countries, including Iran and South Africa, have decided to withdraw from the World Expo scheduled for next year in ...

South Korea's parliament voted on Friday to pass an impeachment motion against Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck ...

A pro-Pyongyang school for Korean students in this western Japan city has succeeded in raising funds for a new water pump ...

For Japan to survive the age of its graying society and dwindling birth rate, it is essential to take steps to boost the ...

Osamu Suzuki, the former charismatic head of Suzuki Motor Corp. who turned the Japanese minivehicle maker into a global ...

A man detained over a June knife attack in Suzhou near Shanghai, in which a Japanese family was injured and a Chinese bus ...

TOKYO -- Police forces across Japan have been instructed to strengthen their crackdowns on malicious "host clubs," where male ...

Two third-year junior high school students here improperly accessed a teacher-only file from tablets distributed by the ...

In the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, people are making the specialty bodara. Fresh cod caught in the sea around Hokkaido are ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Jan 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the ...