Kanako Takahara

Such a scenario would require Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to seek a third party to join the coalition.

The projected shift in power will require Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to consider a third party to join the LDP-Komeito coalition.

Tsunehisa Katsumata, who served as chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. during the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear meltdowns, died on Oct. 21, Tepco said Thursday. He was 84.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is stuck between a rock and a hard place over whether to raise the threshold for tax exemptions from the

Critics say its vague definition has often led prosecutors to indict offenders with less-serious charges of fatal negligent driving instead.

The new measures would allow investigators to sign up for shady part-time jobs with disguised identities and make contact with individuals behind the recruitment.

The 28-year-old ex-wife of an elderly wealthy businessman in Wakayama Prefecture, dubbed the “Don Juan of Kishu,” was found not guilty Thursday of murdering her husband by drug overdose in a dramatic marriage-for-money case.

The Fukuoka High Court ruled on Friday that a ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, as it violates people's right to pursue happiness — stronger

JAL announced Thursday morning that cyberattack on its system is impacting a portion of its domestic and international flights.

Suzuki is known for spearheading the carmaker's entrance in the Indian market, starting manufacturing there in 1983.