This incident highlights a deep-rooted problem confronting Japan: Over the past 80 years, populism that denies or glorifies ...

Here are 10 lesser-known facts about Japan that make it even more engaging and fun for lovers of its culture.

Japan is one of the most interesting countries in the world, with full of amazing facts that surround it. The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling, which brings in a lot of national and ...

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Japan to learn more about the country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia.

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy ...

Japan's population shrank again and aged further in 2014, the latest government statistics show. Here are five facts from the data released by the internal affairs ministry.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s Far East, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and ...