If the bill also clears the House of Councilors, the new immigration fees would be implemented within this fiscal year, which ends next March.

Japan’s prime minister has inaugurated a panel tasked with reviewing her country’s security and defense policies as tensions with China, North Korea and Russia escalate in the region.

There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.

April 27 (Reuters) - China denounced remarks ⁠by ⁠Japan and the European Union about ⁠the South China Sea at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday and ​accused Tokyo of provocative behavior in the Taiwan Strait and planning military expansion.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday. No damage or casualties were confirmed, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) also issued no tsunami advisory. The inland tremor occurred 18 kilometres (11 miles) west of Sarabetsu,

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's northern coast on April 20, but footage of a horse supposedly protecting its owner during the disaster shared online is actually AI-generated. The

Japan is accelerating efforts to centralize its intelligence system under the prime minister's office to reshape regional security dynamics.

Japan is witnessing a sharp rise in bear sightings as animals emerge from their winter hibernation, with authorities warning of increased danger ahead of upcoming national holidays. In recent years, bears have been spotted in urban areas across northeastern Japan,