Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.

Japan’s minister in charge of promoting its cultural exports pledged to improve working conditions for content creators as part of a renewed government push to expand the global reach of the entertainment industry.

Trainers who want to catch ’em all at PokePark Kanto should know there’s a strict fitness requirement for certain areas.

Japan and Indonesia have held a 2+2 meeting of their foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo. It's the third such meeting and the first since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formed her new Cabinet last month.

The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) showcased the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) during an industry day last week,

Beijing is flexing its military and economic might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan. But its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.”

Japan has reported its economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt exports.

The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.

Japan's Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is visiting Laos. It is her first official trip overseas.

South Korea fell to Japan 11-4 in the first of their two exhibition baseball games in Tokyo on Saturday, as the wobbly bullpen failed to preserve an early lead at Tokyo Dome. The two rivals will go back at it at 7 p.