Despite the long existence of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, only 15 percent of Japanese believe the United States “will protect” Japan in the event of a military emergency, a survey showed. Around ...

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall, paper mill and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 ...

Amid escalating tensions with Japan over the Southern Kuril Islands, Russia's Pacific Fleet carried out a missile strike against simulated enemy ships near the coast of the islands on Thursday. The ...

Japan raised visa fees for the first time since 1978, with charges increasing up to fivefold. Departure taxes will also rise to 3,000 yen per traveler, from 1,000 yen. Economists said stronger fees ...

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday issued the Working Paper on the Issue of Japan’s Nuclear Armament, laying bare Japan’s dangerous nuclear ambitions, its problematic remarks and moves, ...

TOKYO -- Japan plans to build a processing facility for deep sea mud containing rare earths on its easternmost island by 2027, in a bid to tap resources on the ocean floor 6,000 meters beneath the ...

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo Coded threats from China that ...

China has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement on Tuesday, Beijing's latest move in reaction to an early ...

Large numbers of tourists are visiting Mt. Fuji again, causing problems with local municipalities and worry over the environment of the World Heritage site. Post-pandemic tourism has made a comeback ...

The number of marriages in Japan rose for the first time in seven years in 2019, as many couples saw the start of the Reiwa era as a lucky time to get hitched. In 2019, there were 598,965 marriages in ...