Neither China nor Japan wants war. The danger is that each side increasingly believes the other is preparing for one.

Demonstrators are opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he says, ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan has addressed a 69-year-old gap in its self-defense measures by creating a process that gives the Ministry of Defense control of the coast guard in the event of a war.

On June 1, about 220 descendants of the war dead in Japan embarked on an 11-day voyage through the Taiwan Strait to the Philippines to offer prayers for relatives who died at sea during World ...

Government data showed the inflation figure — which strips out prices of fresh food — was in line with the 1.8% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Japan's industry ministry said a tanker carrying Azerbaijani crude oil was set to arrive as early as Tuesday with the first cargo of oil received from ...