TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has finalised a plan to appoint former regional revitalisation minister, Satsuki Katayama, as finance minister, broadcaster FNN reported on Tuesday.

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 4:04 a.m. Japan time about 7 miles southwest of Takahama, Japan, data from the agency shows.

Lawmakers in the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) are set to meet this afternoon to decide whether to form an alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that would likely lead to Sanae Takaichi becoming the country’s first female prime minister.

The Grand Sumo Tournament is rumbling London's iconic Royal Albert Hall in a rare foreign foray for Japan's centuries-old sport.

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to go to prison today (October 21) over charges of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run. Also, the Diwali Muhurat trading will take p

Black Butler isn’t the only series to blow Solo Leveling out of the water in Japan. The rankings for the top 10 are out, and Solo Leveling didn’t make the cut. In fact, most overseas fans won’t even recognize some of the series that were big in Japan in early 2025, except The Apothecary Diaries.

Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024. Experts believe bear populations are shifting towards urban areas, in part due to climate change,

By Kantaro Komiya and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin,