A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has ...

TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward announced on March 31 the launch of a "baby hatch" ...

Asian shares are sharply lower, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Taiwan falling more than 4% after Wall Street had another ...

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...

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U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...

The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military has begun to upgrade its operations in Japan to a new “war-fighting” ...

Investment firm Granite Asia has set up a joint venture with Japanese private equity firm Integral to invest in Japanese tech startups and support foreign tech firms' expansion into the Japanese ...

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Japan is an ‘indispensable partner’ against Beijing in the Asia Pacific.