The world's most accurate clock – so precise that it would take 10 billion years for it to deviate by one second – has gone on sale for $3.3 million in Japan.

The disconnection on the Shinkansen line that links Tokyo to northeastern Japan is similar to the previous decoupling in September.

On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned humans to ash and Tokyo into a wasteland.

The sailor was "involved in a motor-vehicle incident with a Japanese national on Sept. 18, 2024," a Navy spokesperson said.

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II.

The new agreement promises to boost the UK- Japan's £27 billion a year trade relationship, with particular focus on defence and AI. It comes as Japan seeks reliable partners in the wake of Donald Trump's treatment of Nato allies over Ukraine.

Consider this your ultimate guide to exploring one of Japan’s most accessible off-the-beaten-path experiences—with a luxurious twist, of course.

Hillhouse Investment is looking to invest $1 billion to $2 billion annually in Japan and roughly double its headcount in the East Asian country, an executive at the firm told Reuters.

Ikebukuro is embracing its anime identity more and more each year, and now has a street named for its biggest anime shop.

Despite great trepidation in Tokyo that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was not up to the task, the U.S.–Japan summit was a success for bilateral relations and boosting Ishiba’s political strength. President Donald Trump affirmed long-standing U.

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