The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Multinational mining, refining and smelting company Rio Tinto will use its Bluff smelter to supply a big Japanese motorbike maker that wants lower emissions aluminium, writes Andrew Bevin.

Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance before flying to her home country, China

North Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful "surprise" drill demonstrated Pyongyang's "capacity of fatal nuclear counterattack". Leader Kim Jong Un ordered the "sudden launching drill" at 8 am Saturday (2300 GMT) and a Hwasong-15 missile --…

A US Navy submarine used in World War 2 has been located off the coast of northern Japan using underwater remote controlled vehicles, after its disappearance in 1944

Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met his South Korean counterpart Park Jin on Saturday and reiterated the need for continued communications between the two countries to return to a "healthy relationship".

Investors say Kazuo Ueda's appointment as the Bank of Japan's new chief may indicate how soon it will shift away from extremely low interest rates — a transition that could have huge ramifications for global financial markets.

North Korea fired a long-range missile into the sea off Japan a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.

Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

The tale of an ancient Japanese mummified ‘mermaid’ has finally been solved after scientists spent the last year studying it, as it was worshipped by locals for 400 years for its powers of 'immortality'