Fukui Governor Issei Nishikawa says he will approve the restart of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in the prefectu...

8 North Koreans are found washed ashore on a Japan Sea coastal city.

The mayor of Osaka says San Francisco cannot remain a sister city after Mayor Edwin Lee signs off on a statue depicting ...

People in top consuming nation Japan are looking forward to cheaper bluefin tuna sushi after a world body moved to raise...

In 2002, North Korea admitted to methodically kidnapping Japanese nationals. Megumi Yokota was taken in 1977. Few victim...

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry decides to ask the government to allow more foreign workers in.

Japan Coast Guard rescues three North Korean men after their fishing vessel capsizes, and continues to search for 12 mor...

Exactly 40 years since 13-year-old Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea, her parents still hope to see her again.

In Manila, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for maximum pressure on North Korea.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vow to better ties in Manila.