The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates ...

China and Japan have agreed to set up talks on often contentious security issues. The two countries are seeking to improve a ...

Overall, Japan’s scores exceeded the OECD average across all age groups though they tended to decline with age.

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of ...

Japan ranked either first or second in all three categories—literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills—of an international survey of adult skills. The Organization for Economic ...

Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' ...

Japan has ranked near the top in an international survey of adult skills that looked at literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving. But the survey also showed people feel they lack skills ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies ...

The policy says nuclear energy should account for 20 percent of Japan's energy supply in 2040, with renewables expanded to 40 ...