Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday she has not heard directly from the United States that Japan's defense spending ...

Hidemi Suzuki, a specially appointed professor specializing in constitutional law and media law at Kokushikan University. In ...

Hiroshima Prefectural Police have referred a 47-year-old male police sergeant to prosecutors for allegedly assaulting a ...

Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including market trends, property buying procedures, and financing. The webinar will be ...

A forest fire in Yamanashi Prefecture was brought under control Saturday after burning for more than 16 days, but with no ...

Opposition lawmaker Kazuhiro Haraguchi said Saturday he will launch a new party ahead of the general election next month, ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no ...

New Zealand authorities suspended recovery efforts on Sunday for victims ‌of a landslide that hit a busy campground on the country's North Island. Six people, including two ⁠teenagers, are presumed ...

A 73-year-old man walking along a road was hit by a motorcycle on Saturday morning and then died about 12 hours later after he managed to walk home in Uto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Police said that ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn won his second straight tournament on Sunday to take his meteoric rise in the ancient Japanese sport to new heights. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in ...

The Japanese government has urged major social media operators to respond quickly to requests to remove false or misleading information related to the Feb 8 general election, stressing the importance ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday she aims to begin implementing a two-year suspension of the 8 percent consumption tax on food and beverage items within fiscal 2026, starting in April. "My ...