Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japanese prosecutors indicted a man over an explosives attack on PM Fumio Kishida during an election event in western Japan in April.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will start the Asian trip that will bring him to Japan, Mongolia and South Korea

Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation’s industrialization will be delayed

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped

Japan reported its first case of a Japanese national infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the third case in the country on Monday, reported Kyodo News.

Voting for Japan's general election began on Sunday morning with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeking a public mandate for his policies regarding COVID-19, the economy and security.