A vocal critic of the hawkish politics of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he was long seen as a troublesome outsider by ...

The pop icon says that the music industry tried to pit her and Madonna against each other back in the '80s Michael Putland/; ...

who has authored publications such as “Nikkan Popular Ongakushi” (The popular music history in Japan and South Korea), recounted the process. “Bilateral cultural exchanges had aggressively ...

A woman in her 80s has been pulled from the rubble of her collapsed house in Japan, 72 hours after the New Year's Day earthquake. Public broadcaster NHK showed video of the woman being lifted out ...

While the Golden Arches does a pretty stellar job with Happy Meal toys in the United States, ask a traveler, and they’ll tell you Japan is where it’s at. Not only does the menu have some ...

The reinvented Japan Mobility Show kicks off its new annualized schedule outside Tokyo with a business-to-business agenda ...

1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Sept. 25. The J-pop girl group’s 12th single sold 546,483 copies in its first week to rule sales, while coming in at No. 16 for downloads, No. 98 for ...

ISHIBA SHIGERU, Japan’s new prime minister ... The new prime minister has also used his personal obsessions to help build his popular appeal. Like many of his compatriots, he is a train ...

It’s 2016 all over again. And 2020, for that matter. Democrats are staring at what looks to be another coin flip election ...

Ruling and opposition party lawmakers agreed on Monday to hold a planned debate of party leaders in parliament for 80 minutes ... Democratic Party of Japan. The leaders debate will be the last ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan could boost the share of renewable energy in its electricity production to 80 percent by fiscal 2035 by expanding the use of storage batteries and enhancing regional power ...

GAZA today resembles Japan 80 years ago, the Nobel prize-winning survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo after the Norwegian Nobel ...