The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.

Minoru Terada, a special adviser to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, spoke to The Yomiuri Shimbun about the government's efforts toward nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The following is excerpted from his remarks.

The Japanese and U.S. governments have issued a joint statement on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), appealing for cooperation toward a world without nuclear weapons.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted southwestern Japan early on Saturday morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said.

Travel restrictions have stranded almost 150,000 students, workers and others hoping to join relatives

Inpex Corp. and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC) will begin searching to pinpoint the best locations for natural gas extraction in oil and gas fields in the waters off Shimane and Yamaguchi Prefectures in March.

The Japanese international aggravated a hamstring injury against St Johnstone and could miss the Rangers game.

Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) sped up its global expansion from Mexico to Japan through tie-ups with wireless carriers and highlighting its popular augmented reality features, Reuters reports. Snap remained largely unscathed by global governments and regulators and has developed a playbook for attracting users in new markets that plays up the appeal of…

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed in a virtual meeting on Friday to boost cooperation on pressing economic and security issues, including China, North Korea's missiles and Russia's threat to Ukraine.