On January 23, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the Diet and called for a Lower House election on February 8.

Japan’s latest disaster advisory has revived a chilling term in the seismology world: “megaquake.” The warning followed a powerful offshore shock and raised the prospect of a far larger rupture that ...

Japan’s weather agency has issued a megaquake warning, the highest level of earthquake alert, hours after a 7.5 magnitude tremor struck the country. Residents living near the Pacific coast have been ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east ...

A strong offshore earthquake struck northern Japan late Monday, prompting tsunami alerts and coastal evacuations before authorities later downgraded the warning. Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) ...

TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japan has ‌a free hand in dealing with excessive moves ‌in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, issuing the strongest warning to date on Tokyo's ...

Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast of the country on Sunday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, close to the country. Japan sits on the ...

Japan will raise the issue of N. Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens "at every diplomatic opportunity" and strengthen international cooperation ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of ...

Takara Leben, a Japanese condominium sales company, is attempting to make history by executing the country’s first rights issue in a move that could have implications out of all proportion to the deal ...

Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Damage and injuries weren’t immediately clear.