Following a move by Tokyo, this east Japan city is set to make day care fees for children aged 2 and younger free to ...

She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female ...

This is a historic victory. For the first time since the end of World War II, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has secured ...

The government of the southwestern Japan city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, announced on Feb. 9 the loss of 10,292 surplus ...

A municipal councilor from the Aichi Prefecture city of Inazawa was arrested on suspicion of extortion and other crimes for ...

Only about 20 percent of adults using the internet in Japan have used artificial intelligence in the past year, a recent study showed ...

Kiyotaka Mizuno, a 111-year-old in central Japan recognized as the country's oldest man, has died, the prefecture where he ...

Japan's defense and foreign ministers said Tuesday they will travel to Germany later in the week to attend the Munich ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be "unwavering" in reimposing a tax on food and beverage items after a ...

Japan's total debt rose to a record 1,342.17 trillion yen ($8.6 trillion) at the end of 2025, Finance Ministry data showed ...

The Nikkei stock index ended at a record high Tuesday for the second straight day, surging over 2 percent on hopes for ...

The Centrist Reform Alliance secured just 49 seats in Sunday's House of Representatives election, the lowest total for a main ...