The Latest Breaking News from Japan

High court in Japan agreed defendants could not have predicted the massive tsunami that crippled the power plant and triggered a nuclear meltdown

Share have advanced in Asia, with Tokyo gaining more than 2%, after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, dispelling speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit

BHUBANESWAR: In a bizarre incident on Tuesday at the Men's Hockey World Cup, the Japan team had 12 players on the pitch during a penalty corner set-piece in the dying moments of their Pool B match against South Korea, which ended in a 2-1 win for the Koreans.

This gorgeous series from a Palme d’Or-winning director shows life in a Japanese geisha house, and its kitchens. It’s so beautiful that it even turns vegetable shopping into a delight

Miyuki Ueta is the second ever woman in Japan to face the death penalty after she was found to have drugged the men with sleeping pills to get out of debts she owed to them

Aman Essentials, the lifestyle brand from the revered luxury hospitality company Aman, has launched "Essential Skin", a new skincare range comprising five products developed and produced in Japan.

Japan is urging the world’s regulators to treat crypto as strictly as they do banks, adding to the calls for tougher rules following the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX digital-asset exchange.

The Japanese government has announced a fresh round of incentives for people to move out of the Tokyo region. From April 2023, families seeking a new life in greener pastures will receive JPY1 million (£6,380), per child. This represents an increase of JPY700,000 on previous such payments.

Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains.