TOKYO—Fifteen months after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, the Japanese government on Friday asked a court to dissolve the church that Abe’s accused shooter had denounced.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that the government would seek to dissolve the Japan branch of the fringe Unification Church, more than a year after the group’s extensive ties to ...

The controversial religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon is facing a "crisis" after Japan's vote to dissolve the church, a leaked meeting shows.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dissolve his political faction after a slush-fund scandal roiling the ruling party spread to his own inner circle and a wave of indictments, renewing ...

The secondhand market in Japan is one of the best-kept secrets. Used clothes in Japan have a reputation for their pristine condition. Moreover, thrift stores have strict standards for the items they ...

A line of kids' clothes featuring slogans about lazy, uninvolved fathers have been pulled from shelves in Japan after the designs sparked an online backlash. The items sold by the chain Birthday ...

The policy chief for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said a no-confidence motion being considered by an opposition party may be a cause for dissolving parliament, leading to a general ...

But in Japan, the world's third-biggest clothes market, growing awareness of the sector's huge environmental impact has yet to spark much interest in second-hand options.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his ...