The mayor of a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, said Wednesday it will accept a preliminary survey that the industry ministry wants to conduct on its suitability as a potential disposal site fo...

Japan's Defense Ministry has announced it will conduct a large-scale field training exercise with the United States and other nations next month across the country.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ruled Wednesday that voices are protected as a publicity right, similar to portrait rights, in the first such ruling

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Japan has decided to partially lift its sanctions on Syria to support the country's efforts to achieve stability and development after a long period of authoritarian rule.

The U.S. Typhon missile system currently deployed at a Japanese base in Kagoshima in southwestern Japan will be transferred to U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, but not permanently, Defense Minister Sh...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday he has ordered the country's troops to conclude their firefighting operations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Monday held the first meeting of a panel for discussions on how to strengthen Japan's intelligence capabilities inc

NHK has learned that the head of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is on an official visit to South Korea at the invitation of the country's army. It is the first such trip in 17 years.

A major Japan-U.S. joint drill to start in October is expected to involve the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's long-range missiles, a Defense Ministry source said Saturday.

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A Japanese delegation from a trade promotion body led by former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made a visit to China on Sunday, see

The yield on Japan's benchmark long-term government bond has hit its highest level in about 30 years.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanc

The Japanese government said it will hold the first meeting of an expert panel on Monday to discuss measures to boost intelligence capabilities including counterespionage legislation.

高市早苗首相は22日、トランプ米大統領とニューヨークで会談した。米中首脳会談を前に日米の結束をアピールした一方、米政権による国際刑事裁判所（ICC）の赤根智子所長への制裁対象指定を巡っては国連総会での演説を含め、それぞれが持論を主張する形となった。

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday voiced support for the International Criminal Court in her U.N. General Assembly address, underscoring Japan's commitment to the rule of law while avo...

People in eastern Japan are reeling after Typhoon Dujuan dumped record amounts of rain on the region earlier this week. Ten people have died and four are still unaccounted for.

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have held their first in-person talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

高市早苗首相はトランプ米大統領とニューヨークで会談し、米中首脳会談を前に日米の結束をアピールした。 　＜関連記事＞　高市首相、日米同盟演出に腐心　「頭越し」の米中接近を警戒

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to coordinate on China and align policies i

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan rose to six Tuesday with six others still missing after heavy rain triggered landslides and floodi

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army have jointly held a live-fire drill in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.

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A CSIS Japan Chair survey shows that the majority of Japanese strategic elites oppose nuclear weapons acquisition despite a worsening security environment—but these attitudes could shift if South Kore...

Japan plans to explore the use in defense of humanoid robots equipped with physical artificial intelligence, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday, as the country's Self-Defense Forces stru...

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Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People, will visit Ukraine on Monday, his office said. Tamaki will be the first leader of a Japanese opposition party to vi...

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