Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a snap parliamentary election in the first half of February, ...

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On Friday, Japan marked 20 years since members of a shadowy cult let off deadly sarin nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system. The attack was the worst in modern Japanese history, and prompted global ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

The Catholic Church’s weekly newspaper in Japan ended its 102-year history with the March 30 edition, unable to bear the increasing costs and falling subscriptions, sources say. The first issue of ...