Ikuko Hibino, the first female secretary-general of the Japan Buddhist Federation, says gender doesn’t matter in Buddha’s teachings and that the road to spiritual tranquility is open to everyone.
BANGKOK—China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of ...
SEOUL—Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising ...
Cabinet approves tax cut on food, but opponents worry about funding . Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is ...
Japan’s top finance officials on Aug. 3 issued a stark warning to markets that they “will not hesitate” to conduct further ...
An All Nippon Airways Co. passenger plane approaching Haneda Airport had a close call with a government-inspection plane in the early morning on Aug. 4.
Three seemingly unrelated companies based in Kobe are facing back taxes and stiff penalties after reportedly using thousands ...
Honda’s profit for the fiscal first quarter more than doubled from a year ago, as the Japanese automaker continues to tackle ...
KUMAMOTO—After safely evacuating outside following a major earthquake, a 22-year-old mall employee and her colleague were ...
WASHINGTON--The U.S. State ‌Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five ⁠foreign missions in a rare ...
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prompted outrage among atomic bomb survivors and leaders of the areas devastated by the bombings by urging the nation to discuss nuclear weapons “without taboos.” ...
Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle ...