It’s looking increasingly likely that the Japanese government is going to be raising the departure tax charged to travelers flying out of the country at the earliest opportunity. Last month came ...

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community. “They contribute nothing.

"I'm terrified of getting dementia. If it comes to the point that I appear shameful, I'd prefer to die before my mind goes." A busy rookie reporter for Shukan Gendai (Dec 8), still in his 20s, ...

A doctor who supplied "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, musing to a fellow physician over "how much this moron will pay" for the drug, was jailed in ...

A National Personnel Authority spokesperson. The share of eligible full-time national public servants in Japan who took paternity leave in fiscal 2024 rose by 5.0 percentage points from the previous ...

The Numazu District Public Prosecutors Office in Shizuoka Prefecture has decided not to indict a 29-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill his 89-year-old grandmother and ...

Emmanuel Macron arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomatic talks as the French president seeks to enlist Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire ...

Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic. Australia will from December 10 ban ...

Ailing Nissan Motor Co is considering paying the equivalent of four to five years of salary as compensation to employees at its Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is set to end vehicle output, ...

The Japanese government said Wednesday that the national average retail price of regular gasoline has fallen to its lowest level in four years, reflecting the impact of an increased subsidy introduced ...

The Japanese government is considering submitting to parliament next year a bill to legalize the use of birth surnames after marriage, rather than pursuing legislation to allow married couples the ...

The European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected the scheme and ...