Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it ...

GOSHOGAWARA, Aomori -- Staff members at a support facility for people with disabilities in this northern Japan city are suspected to have abused residents, the Mainichi Shimbun has found. The abusive ...

North Korea has launched a missile over Japan for the first time in five years, prompting Japanese officials to urge its residents to take shelter. The missile was fired at 7:22 a.m. local time ...

North Korea focuses on improving quality of new solid-fuel missiles and hypersonic weapons, Japan defense white paper says ...

North Korea fired a ballistic missile without warning over Japan on Tuesday for the first time in five years, a highly provocative and reckless act that marks a significant escalation in its ...

Well, not so long ago, at least 17 Japanese people were abducted by North Korea. There are many other cases in which the possibility of abduction cannot be ruled out.

TOKYO-- Japanese authorities were investigating Friday eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down. Investigators ...

Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.