Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan.

China has warned there is “no market” for Japanese seafood exports, the latest veiled threat from Beijing as its diplomatic spat with Tokyo escalates over recent comments by Japan’s leader on ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

Scientists newly described how a parasitic ant queen infiltrates another ant species’ colony and tricks the workers into killing their mother.

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Explore the charm of Tokyo Old Town, where traditional streets, historic temples, and local flavors come alive in an ...

CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports on how a travel warning from China could impact Japan’s tourism sector amid an escalating ...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told CNN’s Fred Pleitgen that Iran’s “peaceful nuclear program” remains intact and was not destroyed by US and Israeli strikes on its facilities.

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years. “We have ...

Tokyo (CNN) — When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. This ...