Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...

Fourteen years since one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, Japan is getting creative in the effort to convince ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima ...

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan ...

Japan has growing doubts that its next-generation fighter project with Britain and Italy will meet a 2035 rollout target, ...

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister was forced to resign ... A major loss could mean a new government or could mean Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba would have to step down.