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TOKYO - A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said,...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect its new president on Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...

TOKYO - Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one person...

TOKYO - Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one person...

SHENZHEN, China/TOKYO - A child enrolled in a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being stabbed on Wednesday,...

OSAKA - The Japanese maker of the brand of walkie-talkies linked to explosions targeting the Hezbollah armed group that killed 25 people...

TOKYO/TAIPEI - A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan's contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, Japan's defence ministry...

TOKYO -Japan's government and people cheered the record trophy haul for period drama "Shogun" at the Emmy Awards as yet another win for...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled the nine candidates who will run in a Sept. 27 leadership election...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled on Thursday a list of nine candidates for its Sept 27 election to replace...

TOKYO - At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture,...

TOKYO - Japanese former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce his candidacy for the ruling party leadership race at a press...