Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) secured 2% of votes in the July 20 House of Councillors proportional representation bloc, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned on a July 20 radio program that 60% of Japanese military deaths during World War II were due to illne ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday faced mounting pressure from within his Liberal Democratic Party to step ...

Kansai Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it plans to begin a geological survey to replace a nuclear reactor on the premises of ...

Tokyo stocks ended flat Tuesday, with the Japanese ruling coalition's major setback in a national election weighing on the ...

Shohei Ohtani gave up his first home run of the season when Minnesota's Byron Buxton took him deep. He promptly answered with ...

Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his ...

Tokyo stocks edged up Tuesday morning as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's vow to remain in office despite the ruling ...

Shun Sasaki, 12, is a sixth-grade student at Hiroshima municipal Gion Elementary School. He and one other child will read ...

Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war ...

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