Armor unearthed from the former site of Asukadera temple in Nara Prefecture has many features in common with protective gear from the Baekje Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula, a joint research team ...

Sakura are now at peak bloom on the slopes of Mount Yoshinoyama in the town of the same name, blanketing a swathe of the ...

Japan has signed Fujitsu Ltd. to develop artificial intelligence “agents” that could serve as digital staff officers to ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said March 31 she is looking toward Japan’s neighbors to secure medical goods and other key ...

The Takamatsu District Court on March 31 ruled that disenfranchising a convict of the right to vote after he was released ...

While enjoying the spectacular hues of cherry blossoms in bloom during spring, the public is being warned of a danger lurking ...

The family of a falsely accused former adviser to machinery manufacturer Ohkawara Kakohki Co. who died while in custody sued ...

Despite Japan's reputation as a vending machine heaven, inflation has driven some companies that sell canned and bottled ...

Motorcycles disguised as a “new type” of power-assisted bicycle are being sold to unsuspecting buyers and making streets ...

Nearly a quarter of Japan’s municipal water utilities operated at a loss in fiscal 2024, the highest ratio in 10 years, and ...

Researchers piggybacked on penguins to study the environment beneath the surface of the frigid waters of Antarctica, which is beyond the reach of direct human observation.

SUWA, Nagano Prefecture-Rising winter temperatures due to climate change are negatively affecting miraculous ice ridges ...