The LDP remains the single largest party in both chambers of Japan’s parliament. But the results on Sunday confirm that its long dominance of Japanese politics is under real threat.

Trading volume in Japan’s power futures is set to climb as companies prepare for expiration of a key agreement between the nation’s largest utilities, a change expected to jolt the market.

World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants.

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

Japan is full of small towns and sites that have their own histories, cultural activities, and top-tier accommodations.

Following the recent attacks across Japan, the police in Tochigi Prefecture, approximately 100 km north of Tokyo, and the local hunters club conducted a bear drill on Monday.

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the frustrations of many working-age people in Japan.

Yokohama’s Chinatown is the largest in Japan and is surrounded by 10 ornately decorated gates. It’s tempting to get lost in the maze of dim sum and fortune tellers, under red paper lanterns swinging over tiny alleys. “I love going there for the casual atmosphere,” says Makoto. "Chinatown feels the same as it did when I went 30 years ago.”