By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japan will release about 80 million barrels of oil from its strategic reserves, equivalent to 45 days of supply, to mitigate global disruptions caused by the Middle East war,

Japan will release oil from its strategic reserves on its own, according to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as the nation grapples with the fallout of the war in the Middle East.

The Japanese government has told the ruling parties that it is making arrangements to hold a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump on March 19.

Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use

The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles will be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto by the end of March, completing the process of deployment, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said without giving details.

A new investigation by animal rights advocates shows horses being flown for slaughter in Japan continue to suffer injuries, illness and even death, reigniting the call for Canada to ban the shipments.

Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox earlier this offseason, proved t

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japan's wholesale inflation cooled for a third month in February as government fuel subsidies blunted rising commodity costs, but analysts warn the respite may be brief,