Facing soaring global oil prices and a depleting fiscal fund balance, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered a comprehensive review of the national gasoline subsidy program.

A U.S. service member stationed in Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of strangling a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha, sparking public outrage.

A U.S. Marine has been arrested in Okinawa for the suspected robbery and murder of a local woman, prompting strong protests from Tokyo officials.

Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, sparked public discussion after revealing she felt melancholy when her staff removed a cockroach from her residence.

Japan carried out its first execution in fourteen months, hanging a 58-year-old inmate convicted of a 2009 arson attack on an Osaka gaming venue.

Vladimir Putin became the first Russian president in 16 years to visit the disputed Kuril island of Iturup, triggering a sharp diplomatic rebuke from Tokyo.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture in Japan, causing significant damage, collapses, and a massive rescue effort for the missing.

Rescue teams are racing against time in Kumamoto following a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 13 people, flattened homes, and left thousands displaced without power.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu, prompting a tsunami advisory, transit suspensions and power outages.