The suspected murder of an Okinawan woman by a US soldier has reignited anger about the heavy presence of US forces on the tiny island

Some years pass without a single baby in Nanmoku. Now the mountain community is searching for a way to avoid extinction

Tokyo’s muted response to US sanctions on its most senior international judge highlights its dependence on Washington

Anthony Albanese embroiled in unlikely scandal about pricey fruit gifted by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi

On the anniversary of Hiroshima, the only country to experience atomic attack is confronting calls to revisit assumptions about national security

Some 260,000 people across Kunamoto prefecture told to go to evacuation centres

Strict building codes, innovation and learning from past disasters make the country an earthquake-resilient society

Long history of bloody US bombing campaigns began over Japanese cities during second World War

US president is expected to press Sanae Takaichi for military help in the Strait of Hormuz

Exit polls indicate a resounding victory for PM’s party, going from a wafer-thin hold on the lower house to a supermajority

Departure of Tokyo zoo’s main attraction marks the end of a diplomatic tradition – and highlights growing military rivalry and tensions over Taiwan

Japanese to go to polls for second time in just over a year amid stubborn concerns over cost of living

China may be taking advantage of wavering US commitment to defend Taiwan in its spat with Japan

Experts gather in Tokyo this weekend to push for abolition of the death penalty in Asia

Sanae Takaichi started where Shinzo Abe left off, lavishing the US president with compliments