The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Asia’s dependence on Middle East oil and gas — and its slow shift to clean energy — leave it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz

Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he hid in his small apartment.

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

Takahiro Shiraishi was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims

Recent comments by President Donald Trump comparing the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 have sparked criticism from Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors.

A dozen flights cancelled at Yamagata airport as attempts to chase trespasser away continue

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.33%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.41% this morning amid speculation that U.S. interest rate cuts could arrive earlier than expected, following a report that U.S. President Donald Trump may nominate the next Federal Reserve chair early.

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 took power from the warlords that had been the de facto rulers of Japan and consolidated it under the Emperor Meiji. With the Restoration came many changes, including the creation of a modern, western-style, conscripted army in 1873. The famous Samurai, who despite making up…

Japan's chief trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said that the country cannot accept U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs as trade talks continue with the seventh round set to take place in Washington.

Yuji Moriyama and Fumiya Kosemura suspected to be members of online chat group of schoolteachers with shared interest in voyeuristic photography and videography

At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom.