Japanese people are braving the snow to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is ...

Just before trains depart in Japan, conductors point white-gloved hands in the direction of travel and announce that it is ...

Residents have been warned about possible avalanches in the northern parts of Japan following two weeks of snowfall ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China.

Tokyo is one of the most populous cities on the planet, and with housing prices at a premium, how you commute to work becomes a large determining factor in where you live. As videos on social media, ...

The 2001 tragedy, where two men died trying to rescue a drunk passenger, spurred a series of upgrades, including installation ...

In scenes normally reserved for J-Pop stars, thousands of fans huddle against the cold outside a small train station on the outskirts of Tokyo, their phones held high for a glimpse of Japan’s latest ...

Reluctance to change job and rise of ‘proxy quitters’ is a reaction to Japan’s ‘rigid’ labour market – but there are signs of ...

There are delays, and then there are delays that turn into stories people repeat for years. The incident happened on Japan’s Shinkansen network, a rail system that moves hundreds of thousands of ...

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

Ilya Malinin clinched an Olympic gold for the U.S. in the team figure skating event on Sunday, giving Madison Chock and Evan ...

The missiles were fired from the Pyongyang area at about 4 p.m., Japan said.