A decision on raising taxes to help cover rising defense spending may be delayed again, a senior ruling coalition official ...

Russia has said it will strike back for recent Ukrainian attacks using U.S.-supplied ATACMS and U.K.-made Storm Shadow ...

The Tokyo District Court ruled that the defendants knew they were engaging in a fraudulent scheme in their dealings with ...

Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to ...

Democratic Party for the People tax chief Motohisa Furukawa says it is 'unthinkable” that the Bank of Japan will hike rates ...

The world’s biggest carmaker has seen sales and output fall throughout the year as Japanese carmakers struggle to compete in ...

The extra budget will partly be funded by ¥3.83 trillion in higher-than-expected tax receipts and unused funds from the ...

Rengo will demand an increase of 4% or more in pay scale in addition to a regular wage rise of 2%, for a total raise of at ...

The proportion of female presidents has been rising slowly but steadily since it stood at 4.5% in 1990, the oldest data ...

Masato Kanda will be tasked to navigate the ADB through fresh challenges such as helping Asia reduce poverty and mitigate ...

The study showed that Alzheimer's disease can be predicted by identifying the 'head-turning sign' in response to questions.

The lawmakers could be at a disadvantage in next summer's Upper House election if they do not attend the hearing.