Japan's significantly stricter permanent residency requirements and visa fee hikes went into effect Oct. 1, moves the ...

Kyoto plans to introduce dual pricing for admission fees to Nijo Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as early as from ...

The city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, announced Sept. 29 that an employee had mistakenly recorded both a ...

A range of rules and systems affecting daily life in Japan will change in October, including mandatory measures against ...

Japan is no longer among the top 10 overseas destinations for travelers from China as they plan trips for a major vacation ...

Japan's immigration agency on Thursday revised its guidelines for granting permanent residency to foreign nationals, ...

The Tokyo District Court ruled on Sept. 30 that a person's voice, like their likeness, can serve as a symbol of their ...

Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, believed to be the first incumbent mayor in Japan to take ...

The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has been converted from a special national institution into a special corporation. It is ...

Residents expressed mixed views over a decision by the mayor of this eastern Japan city on Sept. 30 to accept a document-base ...

Tokyo stocks opened mixed Thursday, as heavyweight technology shares lifted the Nikkei stock index while overnight declines ...

South Korean authorities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to make better use of security camera footage, ...