Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days

As Donald Trump re-enters the presidential office, the durability of these efforts will be tested, with his administration likely to reshape — though not entirely abandon — this critical partnership.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will be the first senior Japanese official to meet members of the incoming president's governing team.

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In business, culture and politics, the friendship between Japan and the United States has become unshakeable in recent decades--so much so that both countries may be in danger of ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality perspecti

The threats from China and North Korea aren’t going anywhere, Japan is in the midst of a historic arms buildup, and a Japanese company is one of the three big investors in the newly announced “Stargate” program.

China’s relations aren’t improving with every U.S. partner. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has aggressively resisted China’s increasingly assertive stance in their territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.”

Japan’s exports rose for a third month in December on the back of a weaker yen, as businesses waited for further clarity on likely US trade policy in President Donald Trump’s second term.

Nick Leeson went from being a symbol of everything that is wrong with financial markets to investigating the kind of misconduct he became famous for.