YOKOHAMA -- A remark by Sohei Kamiya, leader of the minor opposition party Sanseito, that "older women cannot have children" ...

As Japan's birth rate falls and society ages rapidly, political parties must face tough choices and thoroughly debate how to ...

Whooping cough continued its surge in Japan, reaching a new weekly record of 3,353 cases, the highest since the current ...

Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next week ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a welcome reception in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday in the first ...

Japan saw a flurry of marriage registrations on July 7, which marked the first time in 30 years that the Japanese era, month ...

NARA -- In a rare collaboration, characters from the popular game series "Monster Hunter" are promoting an armor exhibition ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Egyptian officials said Tuesday a fire that engulfed a main telecom company building in downtown Cairo the day before left ...

Japan's top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday he will step up negotiations with the United States toward reaching a ...

Japan will launch a panel of experts to study tougher penalties for defamation, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Tuesday, ...