Parties with traditional vote-generating architectures in place before Japan's snap election have a significant advantage.

The highest death toll was seen in Niigata Prefecture, with 12 fatalities, followed by six deaths in Akita Prefecture and four in Aomori Prefecture.

Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users ...

Rodriguez's interim government swiftly approved reforms to the oil industry, in what analysts have described as a law heavily ...

The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) is calling on people to carefully check contract details before ...

Fuji Media Holdings has unveiled a massive share buyback plan to repel activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami, effectively ending one of Japan’s most high-profile corporate battles in recent years.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he supports the reinstatement of Russia and called for an end to the country's four-year exclusion from international tournaments.

The defense lawyers plan to appeal on Wednesday, the deadline for them to appeal the Jan. 21 ruling by the Nara District ...

Takaichi’s confidence in calling an election just four months into her tenure as Japan’s leader comes from high public ...

Hokkaido’s 4th district sees heavy snow, wind and ice during the winter months and rail disruptions and road closures are ...

The Nikkei rebounded from Monday’s drop to rise 3.9%, closing at a record 54,720.66, with tech-related firms like TDK and ...

December, net profit rose 51.3% year-on-year to ¥358.9 billion, Nintendo said, but a global memory chip shortage could drive ...