The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan's upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for recent price hikes on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's policies.

For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices.

Hashima in Japan has been used as a location for James Bond's Skyfall but its history is a dark one, with slaves and prisoners of war starving on the island where crumbling buildings are reclaimed by nature

Ryuichi Yamamoto left Japan after a match-fixing scandal led to his retirement from organized sumo. Now he’s carving out a career in Hollywood.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on students to support efforts for peace during an online lecture at Toyo University in Tokyo on Monday.

A smartphone application that automatically deletes children's nude selfies from their phones has been developed in Japan to prevent sexual exploitation.

Glen Wood has come to symbolise a growing fight against "paternity harassment" in Japan. In of the of the country's very first cases of its kind, Wood alleged on-the-job harassment and unlawful dismissal from his position at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley after taking parental leave when his son was born…

Kyogo has been named alongside Tottenham's Son and Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada as biggest impact makers

Current group CEO Henry Birch is to step down in September

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed prime minister says it will take one and a half years to stabilise the crisis-hit economy.

AI system identifies currents and bathers, and sends a warning to lifeguards via a smart watch