But now is nonetheless the time to start planning for that moment. Whether a government feels optimistic or pessimistic about ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) has a unit known as the "field intelligence unit." Its stated purpose is to ...

Tsushima Yasuko (1953 - ). From Hyakunin (One hundred people), Tsushima Yasuko, Furansu-do, Tokyo, September 2025.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japan's economic activity has developed broadly in line with the central ...

The Kobe Municipal Government will lease about 3 kilometers of a massive disused tunnel in the mountains of Nishi Ward in ...

The International Monetary Fund projects that Japan's nominal gross domestic product, measured in U.S. dollars, will be ...

At an inn in central Japan devoted to kombu, or Japanese edible kelp, guests can enjoy the seaweed in food and cocktails, ...

Colored pavement is gradually becoming more common on crosswalks along school routes across Japan, with the spaces between ...

Municipalities neighboring major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka are increasingly concerned about losing child care workers to ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, regarded by Japan's neighbors ...

Many people in Japan think pets are family. In disasters, many people now leave home with their pets. But local governments ...

Audiences watching acclaimed young Kabuki actors Ichikawa Somegoro VIII and Onoe Tatsunosuke III perform on their first ...