A number of Hokkaido firms have lost tens of millions of yen (hundreds of thousands of dollars) each since December last year ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Saturday to call on Russia to allow former Japanese residents to visit disputed islands ...

Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point ...

Japan won its opening game of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Friday in Milan, with two third-period goals ...

World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara topped their short program, as did former women's singles world title ...

East Japan Railway Co. and Japan Airlines Co. said Friday they will jointly develop travel products focused on eastern and ...

Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of ...

53.85 percent - Voter turnout in the 2024 lower house election that deprived the then ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito ...

Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key demographic for political parties and some digital platformers ...

Competition in the fiercely contested convenience store sweets market is set to intensify, with Seven-Eleven Japan Co.

KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido -- Stable winter driving of an autonomous "robot taxi" (robotaxi) on snowy roads has been confirmed in ...

The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival started on Feb. 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The festival is famous for its big snow and ice ...