Perfume and candles ranked first and second, respectively, as gifts people in Japan do not want to receive for Christmas, ...

A record 7,119 teachers at public elementary, junior high, senior high and special needs schools across Japan took a leave of ...

The revised Diet members' allowance law has been passed and will come into force in August 2025, requiring national ...

Former New York Yankees ace and new Yomiuri Giants signee Masahiro Tanaka pledged Wednesday to bounce back from his past four ...

Japan will relax visa application requirements for Chinese visitors, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday, in the ...

Flight voice recordings from a Japan Coast Guard plane involved in a fatal collision were released Wednesday, reinforcing the ...

More than 30 puppies of popular breeds such as toy poodles, believed to have been inside a dog kennel in the city of Chitose, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank will raise rates if the economy keeps improving, ...

Police here failed to respond for months to multiple whistleblowing reports by an officer about the alleged illegality of its ...

Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record high for the second consecutive year, preliminary figures ...

Just a few months into its life as a B-League basketball venue, LaLa arena Tokyo-Bay, the new home of the Chiba Jets, has ...

The Japanese government has unveiled a new passport. The page with the face photo will change from paper to plastic. This is ...