The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the ...

There’s a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer to the gods. It comes as he rides atop one of the towering ...

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a ...

The law punishes publicly damaging or defacing the national flag, known as "hinomaru". Opponents say the ambiguous law only ...

The new law is part of a campaign by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, to build a more patriotic and ...

Japan may have its first ever female prime minister, but her government’s attempts to avoid a royal succession crisis are ...

Substitute Gabriel Martinelli struck at the death to earn Brazil a hard-fought passage to the World Cup round of 16 as Japan fell at the first knockout round in dramatic fashion once more. Samurai ...

JGBs have been selling off amid policy normalization and concerns over Tokyo's spending plans, but experts say that they ...

For the first time since 1949, Japan has updated its Imperial House Law to expand the number of eligible members of the Japanese royal family, but the new rule continues to exclude women. Princess ...

Texas-based nurse Sarah Danh fell into a coma and suffered a life-threatening health crisis during her honeymoon in Japan ...