US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stressed the importance of joint efforts among Japan, the United States and Australia to upgrade the operational capabilities of their forces.

The number of dairy farmers in Japan has fallen to below 10,000 as higher feed costs erode income. The Japan Dairy Council says that as of October this year, the ranks of dairy farmers have fallen 5.7 ...

Japanese cosmetics group Kose has announced that it is acquiring a Thai beauty brand to capitalize on growth in Asian markets ...

Japan has ranked near the top in an international survey of adult skills that looked at literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving. But the survey also showed people feel they lack skills needed ...

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has instructed his ministers to make efforts to maintain the country's trust with ...

A major Japanese travel agency is predicting that spending by domestic travelers during the upcoming holiday season will hit ...

Officials in Tokyo are keeping a close eye on the situation in Seoul following Saturday's failed attempt to impeach South ...

Mainly wooden debris from dismantled buildings was loaded on a ship at Nanao City on Tuesday. It is the prefecture's fourth ...

Japan has announced it will provide additional defense equipment to the Philippine Navy through its new cooperation framework ...

A craftsman in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is busy making traditional daruma dolls. The process of making Koshu daruma dolls by hand is a Yamanashi craft that dates back about 400 years. The ...

Japan's largest power generator Jera and major British oil firm bp have announced they are to combine their offshore wind ...

A new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, has cleared a major hurdle on its path toward being produced and ...