Japan's Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will visit Laos in November. The trip is expected to be her first official overseas visit.

East Japan Railway Company says broken overhead wires were the likely cause for the trouble that led to a full suspension of the Yamanote Line loop railway service in central Tokyo on Friday morning.

North Korea's law-enforcement authorities have reportedly begun procedures to investigate and restrain senior officials of a shipyard in relation to a failed warship launch earlier this week.

Japan's new agriculture minister, Koizumi Shinjiro, says he will take steps so rice from government stockpiles can be sold at retail stores from early June in the 2,000 yen range, or about 14 to 21 ...

A Japanese government survey shows that this year's employment rate of university graduates hit the second highest in nearly three decades.

The fate of Nippon Steel's 14-billion-dollar takeover offer for US Steel now rests with President Donald Trump. The government body reviewing the proposed acquisition has reportedly sent its ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone on Friday. It came just as Japan's top tariff negotiator Akazawa Ryosei, who serves as Economic Revitalization ...

Japan's new agriculture minister Koizumi Shinjiro has pledged to tackle soaring rice prices as he officially takes over from ...

A train collided with a shed with a metal pipe frame in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday. One passenger was ...

South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the sea from the east coast of the Korean ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator is on his way to the US for a third round of talks. Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei left for Washington from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday morning ...

Japan's Nissan Motor has unveiled a drastic restructuring plan after posting a huge net loss for the last fiscal year.