The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled what he called a shift to "realistic" diplomacy on Friday to help his country tackle the dangers it faces in a world shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Japan cleared the way for the arrival of the first international tourists in 26 months on Friday, other than visitors who participated in a pilot program conducted before the easing of COVID-related entry restrictions.

Japan has been both cautious and passive about evolving its security policy for a long time. Japan has a well-known history of being forced to change its policies by gaiatsu (foreign pressure) from the United States. Even though gaiatsu hasn't disappeared, we are now heading into a new era in…

Japan's reopening of its doors to foreign tourists has been welcome news to travel agencies in countries with large numbers of people who travel to Japan, buoyed by the steady stream of inquiries they have received since the announcement was made.

TOKYO: Japan's businesses are pinning hopes on an inbound tourism recovery as the country resumed the process of accepting foreign tourists for the first time since suspending it more than two years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic.

HONG KONG: Japan on Friday resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists, taking the first step toward increasing inbound tourism to help turn around its economy as worries about the Covid-19 pandemic wane.

The UK is in Japan’s ‘blue list’ group of countries, along with the US and most of Europe

Japan on Friday began accepting applications for tourists on guided package tours who're willing to follow mask-wearing and other preventative measures as the country cautiously reopens.

A Stradivarius violin put up for sale by a Japanese businessman has sold for over US$15 million in New York, Tarisio Auctions said Thursday.

Asteroid dust collected by a Japanese space probe contains organic material that shows some of the building blocks of life on Earth may have been formed in space, scientists said Friday. Pristine material from the asteroid Ryugu was brought back to Earth in 2020 after a six-year mission to the…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Toyota Motor Corp's headquarters as early as next week, two people familiar with the matter said, highlighting his push for higher wages ahead of next month's upper house elections.