Government data showed the inflation figure — which strips out prices of fresh food — was in line with the 1.8% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

On June 1, about 220 descendants of the war dead in Japan embarked on an 11-day voyage through the Taiwan Strait to the Philippines to offer prayers for relatives who died at sea during World ...

Japan's largest anti-war protests in decades highlight a population divided over changes to its pacifist constitution.

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Japan's industry ministry said a tanker carrying Azerbaijani crude oil was set to arrive as early as Tuesday with the first cargo of oil received from ...

Demonstrators are opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away ...