The city of Kyoto said visitor numbers in 2025 hit a record 62.79 million, topping 60 million for the first time, while ...

The following is an earthquake alert issued by. Day and Time: July 1, 2026, 9:08 p.m. Epicenter: Off Iwate Prefecture. N 40.1 ...

Japan is facing the longstanding issue of ensuring a stable imperial succession due to the shrinking size of the imperial ...

The Tokushima Prefectural Government has begun increasing the "diligence allowance" portion of its summer bonus for employees ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for a three-day trip to India on Wednesday, as she seeks to boost cooperation ...

In response to the rising number of students refusing to attend school, Japan's education ministry plans to make it easier ...

About 60% of teachers in Japan said they had seen or heard colleagues make remarks or engage in behavior that dismissed ...

Mt. Fuji's climbing season commenced Wednesday as two of the four main hiking trails opened, with hikers making their way to ...

The distinctive education being carried out at Osaka Prefectural Nishinari High School in the city of Osaka's Nishinari Ward ...

Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved to 22 in June from 17 three months earlier, the Bank of Japan ...

Agricultural cooperatives and other groups in Japan that collect rice from farmers sold a record-low 1.32 million tons of the ...

A vast tract of land in Yokohama long used for U.S. military housing following Japan's defeat in World War II was returned to ...