Japan's only pipe organ like old instruments from the 1700s is now at a cultural hall in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. This was ...

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

Laws enabling preemptive cybersecurity measures aimed at neutralizing hostile servers came into force in Japan on Thursday to ...

Japan on Thursday hiked fees for foreign nationals seeking to change or renew their residency status, with the cost of ...

The head of the body overseeing an international nuclear test-ban treaty on Tuesday lauded the plummeting number of nuclear ...

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

The government of this east Japan city will offer popular "GariGarikun" ice treats from Akagi Nyugyo Co. for school lunches ...

A key government panel on Wednesday called for more targeted budget allocation amid concerns over Japan's fiscal health under ...

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

In an Osaka neighborhood long known as a home for day laborers, elderly residents with no family to rely on are arranging ...

Amid an increasing number of foreign residents in this southwest Japan city, the local fire department has held a life-saving ...

Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka formally announced his candidacy on Sept. 29 for the Oct. 18 rerun mayoral election, ...