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Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

On Friday, Japan marked 20 years since members of a shadowy cult let off deadly sarin nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system. The attack was the worst in modern Japanese history, and prompted global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, on ...

TOKYO >> Japan urged China today to take “appropriate measures” after Beijing warned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported, in an ongoing dispute over Taiwan. Chief ...

The 15th Big Hinamatsuri festival is being held at the municipal Kokokan museum in the city of Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, displaying numerous "hina" dolls･･･ ...