South Korean Olympic officials have called for Japan to ban its Rising Sun flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, claiming it represents a "militaristic and impe Read more »
Tens of thousands of tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant might have to be released into the Pacific Ocean, Japan's environment minister said Tuesday. The water, used to cool... Read more »
A letter threatening to hunt Koreans and containing what appeared to be a bullet has been sent to the South Korean embassy in Japan amid worsening ties between the Asian neighbors, Japanese... Read more »
The move is latest in bitter trade dispute between the two countries stemming from a decades-old dispute. Read more »
The real reasons China and Japan fight over Africa. Read more »
Typhoon Faxai moved northwest over the Pacific toward eastern Japan on Saturday, threatening to make landfall near Tokyo as early as Sunday night, the weather agency said. The season's 15th typhoon, packing... Read more »
The travel account surplus - or the amount spent in Japan by foreign visitors minus that by Japanese travelling overseas - shrank 0.9% in July from a year earlier to 229.3 billion... Read more »
Retiring in Japan: Seniors greatly outnumber younger workers — and that’s a big problem for everyone
Japan has one of the highest old-age dependency ratios in the world, but that may not be a bad thing. Japan has one of the highest old-age dependency ratios but not one... Read more »
Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country's new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government's line but are at odds with those made a day earlier... Read more »
Just south of Tokyo and convenient to Haneda International Airport, Japan’s second largest city ups the stakes in the national integrated resort race. Read more »