Tottori Prefectural Tottori Nishi High School, one of the prefecture's leading college-prep schools with roots stretching ...

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The Japanese government is considering a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 to ease the impact of elevated crude oil prices ...

A new study says it is wrong to say that women who go to university miss their chance to marry and have children.

President Donald Trump on Thursday kicked off a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that is expected to be long on ...

Japanese authorities may continue to step into the currency market to arrest the yen's rapid fall after gaining fresh support ...

Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya Higashi Secondary School will adopt ready-made jackets and slacks from fast fashion giant ...

AKITA -- "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture." The striking catchphrase, displayed alongside Akita dogs, local specialties and ...

State-backed Japanese oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp. on Wednesday raised its net profit forecast for the year through ...

The struggling Los Angeles Dodgers star hit just his second home run in his last 24 games -- an opposite field solo shot to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that could not only ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck an inland area of Iwate Prefecture in Japan's northeast on Thursday, ...