Social media online hoaxes in Japan led to ¥27.8 billion in losses last year, according to the National Police Agency.

Lead actor Ryohei Suzuki says production had to strike a balance between his character's reputation and modern sensibilities.

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While a weaker currency helps spur inbound tourism, it is curbing demand for overseas travel for people in Japan, Mitsuko ...

Nissan and Mazda unveiled new cars tailored for Chinese drivers on Thursday, signalling a fresh push by Japanese automakers ...

Ryohei Suzuki is in peak form as a lecherous private detective in an otherwise middling Netflix live-action manga adaptation.

After a monthslong delay, the fractious United States House of Representatives finally approved more than $60 billion in ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hates the question in all forms. "Do Jewish lives matter more than Palestinian and ...

In a departure from boys' club politics, candidates including four women, a writer and an ex-martial artist are making their ...

For the first time in over 30 years, the yen weakened to below ¥155 per dollar, sending traders on the alert for possible ...

A special committee of a Saga Prefecture town assembly is expected to approve a petition to accept a "literature survey" for ...