TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model ...

At least 200 university departments in Japan should offer degrees through English-language courses to international students in 2033, up from 86 in fiscal 2020, according to a government plan.

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital ...

By Karina Tsui, Yumi Asada, Hanako Montgomery, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa ...

By Karina Tsui, Yumi Asada, Hanako Montgomery, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was convicted of ...

The Order directs the Secretary of Transportation to rescind guidance that watered down the law requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers. It mandates revising out-of-service criteria ...

Latest news and in-depth analyses on Japanese politics, business, crime,technology, society and culture from Okinawa to Fukushima to Tokyo,translated into English from the oldest daily newspaper ...

Japan offers attractive opportunities for investors: cost competitiveness, a business-friendly environment, advanced technology and infrastructure, and a highly-skilled workforce. Global businesses ...

Vietnamese student earns perfect SAT score, eyes AI studiesPhan Tran Tien Khanh is one of the few students to apply to Hanoi University of Science and Technology with a perfect SAT score, an 8.0 IELTS ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture and a must-do hike for truth-seekers despite the crowds and the looming threat of ...

Before the 35th anniversary of one of the world's deadliest plane crashes, Machiko Taniguchi wrote a letter to Boeing Co., the manufacturer of the ill-fated commercial jetliner.