The share of divorces among couples who had lived together for at least 20 years rose to a record 24.2% in 2025, even as ...

A 1993 scientific paper by researchers at Ehime University in western Japan on the global spread of persistent organic ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At a cafe in Tokyo's famed Akihabara district, "maids" are increasingly learning to accommodate foreign ...

The issuance of stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to government-issued currencies such as the yen and the dollar, is ...

A European and U.S. research team investigating the longevity of an Aldabra giant tortoise estimated to be 194 years old and ...

Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion and professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in an ice show in Miyagi ...

A reissued edition of "Nagai Ana" (The Long Cave), a manga first published in 1970 by Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), has enjoyed ...

Thirty-two part-time workers, mainly university students, at the Tsu Kamihama branch of the nationwide Yakiniku King barbecue ...

Japanese second-hand goods retailer Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. and East Japan Railway Co. on Friday became the latest ...

Hikonyan, the mascot character of the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, marked its 20th anniversary, and a short film titled ...

North Korea has gained confidence as a nuclear power, having boosted its weapons stockpile and rejected denuclearization ...

The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopted a resolution calling on the U.S. military to take action to prevent a recurrence ...