Of the total cases, 271, involving over ¥8.6 billion, were related to law violations or improper budget execution.

Words and phrases related to the election of Japan’s first female prime minister and the country’s bear problem also made the ...

Troops will assist in the setting up of traps in the prefecture, though they are not permitted to help cull the bears ...

A UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed and erupted into a fireball shortly after takeoff on Tuesday from the international ...

SoftBank Corp. and Open AI are said to be still fine-tuning the products the two companies are co-developing for Japanese ...

Abolishing the provisional gasoline tax, which the ruling and opposition parties formally agreed to scrap on Dec. 31, is ...

Defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, Mamdani becomes the first Muslim mayor of the largest city ...

Twelve people have been killed by bears this fiscal year, and 108 have been attacked in Japan as of the end of September — ...

The minutes shed light on the discussions surrounding policy at the September meeting, when Gov. Kazuo Ueda faced for the ...

Chip-related stocks faced strong selling pressure following overnight falls in U.S. high-tech shares, amid growing caution ...

Far too little aid is reaching the Gaza Strip nearly four weeks after a ceasefire, humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, as ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays was the most-watched World Series clash since Game 7 in ...