A revised enforcement ordinance under the Road Traffic Act took effect on Sept. 1, lowering the statutory maximum speed on ...

Heavy rain flooded roads and fields with muddy water in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan on Aug. 30, leaving farmers ...

Japanese government ministries and agencies submitted their initial budget requests for fiscal 2027 by the Aug. 31 deadline.

This year, Harada is visiting survivors of both U.S. atomic bombings, as their numbers and the full extent of their suffering ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is "closely watching" the government bond market with heightened vigilance after the yield on the ...

Japan's Ministry of Justice has earmarked 80.7 billion yen (about $504.3 million) in its initial budget request for fiscal ...

Asked what they would be particularly concerned about during a disaster such as an earthquake or heavy rain, 66.1% cited ...

The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka prefectures met in this northern Japan city on Aug. 31 and signed a cooperation agreement ...

Japan's education ministry on Aug. 31 presented a draft outline for curriculum guideline revisions to a special panel of the ...

One month has passed since the Kumamoto earthquake struck on July 28, recording a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity ...

Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including his 24th home run of the season, as the Chicago Cubs routed the Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 ...

The Chiba Prefecture taxi association held an emergency meeting on Aug. 31 following the death of a passenger after a taxi ...