Shinjiro Koizumi seeks the presidency of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which might enable him to become the nation's ...

Analysts say the decision puts Tokyo in a ‘weak position’ as other US allies are expected to support the resolution at a UN ...

Shinjiro Koizumi, launching a bid to become Japan's next prime minister, pledged on Saturday to focus on revitalising the ...

To celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, rail enthusiast Paul Carter climbs aboard the trains of Niigata to discover its ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will step down following growing calls from his party to take ...

With every step BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda makes to remove one financial block — say, reducing government bond holdings — his ...

Japan’s exports to the United States plummeted 13.8% in August compared to the same month the previous year, marking the ...

Japan's veteran lawmaker Sanae Takaichi plans to work on a mix of income tax cuts and cash payouts to households, she said in ...

Japan’s central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, in a decision that was widely expected, given recent ...

Middle-class Chinese are flocking to Japan this year as a favourable exchange rate makes the country’s high-end goods and ...

Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating ...

Prince Edward and Sophie are on a three-day royal visit to the country.