"I can state categorically that there is absolutely no reason for me to be sanctioned," the Japanese ICC chief said.

The English-language musical comedy starring Koji Yamamoto asks big questions about masculinity and vulnerability while loosening up local audiences.

Tokyo should revise the principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan, ex-Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara has said.

The plan is part of a new energy strategy that's aimed at strengthening supply security, according to documents from Japan's Cabinet Office.

As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned for Okinawa and Osaka.

A powerful typhoon is heading west over the East China Sea after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides

The three agreed to promote defense cooperation, just weeks after Jakarta reached a deal with Beijing to boost military ties following joint naval drills east of Taiwan.

The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.

Officials said that evacuees' health could deteriorate due to prolonged life at shelters or in their own cars.

The plans are expected to include consolidation of forests held by different owners, use of information and communication technology, and improving lumber products' added value.

To secure additional financial resources, the government plans to tap into a ¥2.5 trillion reserve fund for responding to the situation in the Middle East.