Japan

TOKYO - Bird flu has been detected in a fifth Japanese prefecture, the agriculture ministry said on Monday (Dec 7), as...

Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino has stopped short of wholeheartedly embracing his eldest daughter’s wish to marry a commoner, amid impropriety...

Japan is set to ban sales of new gasoline cars in around 15 years as part of efforts to reach...

TOKYO - Japan’s government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares...

TOKYO - Japan's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is set to hold a news conference to provide an update on the country's...

All set for the inevitable kaiju invasion. The 18-metre life-sized moving Gundam statue has been unveiled to the media in...

TOKYO  - Japan’s oldest zoo unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding more than a...

TAIPEI — Taiwan ranked third among 53 countries in the world that handled the coronavirus pandemic most effectively, according to...

TOKYO - Prosecutors have asked Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they...

TOKYO - Japan aims to allow “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or...