Japan's industry and land ministries on Tuesday selected two consortiums, one including energy major BP , as operators for ...

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation ...

Japan's environment and industry ministries on Tuesday finalised a plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% from ...

Japan is pushing through a new target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035, even as the plan faces criticism as ...

Japan's Daiwa Securities is aiming to raise wages by at least 5%, its chief executive officer said, a faster rate than many ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi says he will visit Beijing on Wednesday to hold his first face-to-face talks with his ...

The benchmark Topix index reached a record high in 2024 and rose around 15%. But the dollar-denominated gains are a meager 3% ...

Prosecutors in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, have appealed a non-guilty ruling handed down to a 28-year-old woman ...

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research ...

From relocating US Marines in Okinawa to Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s ...

On Dec. 23, 1948, former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were hanged in Tokyo under sentence of ...

Supermajor and JERA feature in two different consortium groups as Japan awards development rights for another 1.1 GW ...