Moody’s has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. In May, the agency stripped ...

While the battle for votes is largely centred on cost of living, immigration remains an emotive flashpoint. Read more at ...

Quiet and reserved’ Tokyo office worker copies woman’s keys then rifles through her clothes, takes ‘souvenirs’.

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of ...

Given all that is taking place, this is shaping up to be one of the most unusual Upper House elections in decades.

The maximum vote-value disparity between House of Councilors prefectural constituencies has risen to 3.126 times for the July ...

Campaigning for the House of Councillors election is officially underway in Japan, with a major focal point being measures to ...

Explore Ōta City (Ōta-ku), a lesser-known district in Tokyo, Japan, in this immersive 4K walking tour. Wander through ...

Akuseki island has been rattled by 1,031 quakes since June 21. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Official campaigning in Japan for Japan's July 20 Upper House election kicked off Thursday, giving an opportunity to voters ...

Japan has approved a comprehensive disaster preparedness strategy to mitigate the impact of a potential Nankai Trough ...