Police exposed 317 suspected online casino users or operators in Japan in 2025, a record high and an increase of 38 people ...

Japan plans to urge the European Union to revise a proposed policy favoring electric vehicles made in the bloc as it could put Jap ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on April 20, registering an upper 5 on Japan's 7-point seismic intensity ...

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member was attacked by a bear on Wednesday at a training ground in northeastern Japan, ...

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will exit the South Korean auto market at the end of this year due to sluggish sales, more ...

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has maintained high Cabinet approval ratings and even inspired the ...

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Kumamoto Prefecture has made a special handbook to help foreign residents understand the local dialect. Some foreign people ...

Japan's communications ministry plans to require social media platforms to conduct stricter age verification of users to ...

A guidance device powered by artificial intelligence (AI) was installed at the main entrance of the city hall here on April ...

Visitors take photos of red, white, pink and purple azaleas in full bloom at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima's Naka Ward, ...

The Kyushu Institute of Technology here has announced it has developed a new submersible robot that can transmit live video ...