One of a minority of Japanese cities that don't share a name with the prefecture they are the capital of, Kofu is the economic, cultural and political ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will likely increase its seats significantly in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives ...

A power outage hit JR Ueno Station on the morning of Jan. 30, halting rapid and local services on sections of the JR Joban ...

OSAKA -- Black-and-white "panda ducks" have appeared in the outer moat of Osaka Castle, delighting visitors. Actually called smews, the members of the duck family gained their nickname from the males' ...

The spread of unverified information, false rumors, and fake images or videos related to elections and politics on social media has been a gr ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan reached a new high of over 2.57 million as of the end of last October, government data ...

Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. will add six special flights to coincide with the final tour stop of popular idol gr ...

The final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on January 25. Ozeki Aonishiki from Ukraine defeated maegas ...

The number of children in Japan who died by suicide in 2025 hit a record high for the second consecutive year, rising by three from a ...

Japan's industrial output in 2025 grew 0.8 percent from the previous year, marking a rise for the first time in four years, ...

Once the weak link in Japanese figure skating, its pairs team has the biggest chance to win an Olympic gold medal when world ...

Many Japanese child-rearing households are welcoming moves by both the ruling and opposition parties ahead of the Feb. 8 ...