Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by ...

Japan plans to make foreign driver's license conversion tests more stringent by significantly increasing the number of ...

More summer holidaymakers in Japan are expected to stay indoors and avoid activities such as camping, barbecues and visits to ...

With public frustration mounting over Japan's prolonged economic malaise, a rising tide of support for minor political ...

As the July 20 House of Representatives election approaches, political parties in Japan have been proposing restrictions on ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito face descending into a "minority ruling coalition" in the ...

More and more couples in Japan are choosing weddings where they just take photos and do not have a big ceremony. These ...

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A Russian court has ordered a local event organizer to pay Kodansha Ltd. 3.75 million rubles ($48,000) for the unauthorized ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Thursday morning as export-linked shares were sold on a firmer yen against the U.S. dollar.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was once again taken into custody Thursday over charges linked to his short-lived ...