It’s a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO — Japan's environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave — still a rarity in Japan where men ar...
China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
CHENGDU, China — Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs at a trila...
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
Tokyo court awards damages to female journalist in rape case
TOKYO — A Tokyo court awarded damages to a freelance journalist on Wednesday in a high-profile rape case that had been dropped by Japanese prosecutors...
Tokyo’s new stadium: A masterpiece by Japan’s Kengo Kuma
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday's official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ce...
Trump’s US-Japan trade deal wins Japan parliament approval
TOKYO — Japan’s Parliament has approved a trade deal that was agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier thi...
Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream
TOKYO — Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons on Saturday as he began a three-day visit to Japan and fulfilled a dream to be a missiona...
Japan trade minister resigns over vote buying scandal
TOKYO — Japan's trade minister resigned Friday a month into his job in a scandal over condolence money, expensive melons and other gifts allegedly off...