A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in ...

Over half of Japanese public junior and senior high school students met official English proficiency milestones, but further ...

The government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency and a U.N. unit in charge of landmine countermeasures have ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition lost its ...

Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the House of Councillors in Sunday's election, an outcome that will add ...

A dismal outcome in Sunday's House of Councillors election poses a difficult yet inevitable question for Japanese Prime ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remains opposed to a consumption tax cut, but opposition parties are expected to intensify ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay in office, as his Liberal Democratic Party ...

The Japanese government does not expect the outcome of Sunday's House of Councillors election to affect its tariff ...

The right-leaning fringe group Sanseito and the small opposition Democratic Party for the People made significant gains in ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...

All train services on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo were briefly suspended Sunday afternoon after a fire, likely caused by a power bank in a passenger's bag, left that passenger and four oth ...