On Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi, 64, won election as Japan’s prime minister, the first woman to do so in the nation’s history.

Released in Japan 75 years ago, the film that proved the director’s international breakthrough stars a charismatic Toshiro ...

A Japanese court on Tuesday gave the death penalty to a 34-year-old man who killed four people, including two police officers ...

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended a memorial service for members of the Self-Defense Forces who died on duty, vowing to protect people's ...

For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. Since drumming in a college band, the 64-year-old politician has ...

Rain with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. Night - Cloudy with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 65 °F (18.3 °C).

Lee Konitz, the U.S. saxophonist who pioneered "cool" jazz, died on April 15, aged 92. He cut albums with Miles Davis, pianist Bill Evans, sax player Gerry Mulligan and bassist Charles Mingus among ...

The local government in Japan’s Mie prefecture is preparing to introduce the country’s first local ordinance that penalises abusive behaviour by customers toward workers. The proposed law aims to ...

A minivehicle rolled over in the city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture in the small hours of Friday, killing five of the six people riding in it. At around 12:10 a.m., police received an emergency call ...

A centuries-old festival featuring 13 lavishly decorated floats is underway in the central Japanese prefecture of Toyama, along the Sea of Japan. The Shinminato Hikiyama Festival is held every October ...