By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's economy slowed in the second quarter and missed market ...

On an annualized basis, Japan saw growth of 1.1%, against estimates of 2%.

The prime minister sought to avoid issues with China and South Korea.

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates.

A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.

Japan avoided a major disaster after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit last month. Our reporter River Akira Davis visited ...

Japan's 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 1996 on Monday as fresh data showed the world's ...

Record rainfall in Japan flooded roads and railways, stranded thousands at Narita airport and killed eight people. Here's a ...

GDP rises 0.3 percent in the second quarter as consumption and capital spending sag.

After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue ...

Japan’s defence minister is due in Canberra for talks amid tensions sparked by prime minister Anthony Albanese’s comments ...

USS Benfold (DDG-65) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Monday, after stopping in the Japanese port for a scheduled visit, ...