Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on Feb. 8, counting on her ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.2% higher to 53,800.28 after the Bank of Japan kept its key interest rate unchanged, as expected.

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant restarted after 15 years — and shut down just hours later due to a technical glitch.

We are living in times marked by simmering geopolitical tensions – be it the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, tensions in the ...

Single-story homes made up 17.9% of newly constructed houses in fiscal 2024, according to statistics from the land ministry, more than double the figure from 10 years earlier.

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.4% in December from a year earlier, with the pace decelerating from 3% in ...

Japan's PM Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament for a snap election, seeking public backing for measures against rising ...

Here are five countries Indian passport holders can visit using a valid Japan visa, along with why each destination is worth ...

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