The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, in the country's first use of the death penalty since 2022. Takahiro Shiraishi — dubbed the "Twitter killer ...

Airlines are cancelling flights to Japan due to reduced demand attributed to anxiety over the disaster prediction.

Japan said China is building a 20th structure in a disputed, energy-rich area and called for a return to negotiations.

Opinion Falling birth rates don’t have to be a crisis. Just look at Japan. A falling birth rate doesn’t mean the end of civilization. Just look at how Japan is handling it.

Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is arranging his seventh visit to the United States for as early as June 26, aiming to end tariffs that are hurting Japan's economy, two Japanese ...

TOKYO — Japan’s army announced Tuesday that it conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter increasingly ...

Japan has cancelled an annual security meeting with the US after the Donald Trump administration told the country it had to spend more on defence. US secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence ...

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan has canceled an annual high-level meeting with key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial ...

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.