The app is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive ...

While there’s no sign of Japan dumping its $2.4 trillion hoard in overseas debt yet, global fund managers and a growing body ...

The move comes at a time when the number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students marked a record ...

Under stricter requirements imposed since October, applicants must now have at least ¥30 million in capital, up from ¥5 ...

Masanori Ishikawa, the diminutive left-hander who carved out an outsize place for himself in Tokyo Yakult Swallows history, ...

There have been differences among areas in Kumamoto Prefecture in terms of the number of disaster relief volunteers who came ...

The travel schedule comes as China’s leader aims to convince nations that Beijing offers better global leadership than the ...

According to a five-year bear management plan, the Tokyo government will aim to cull about 34 bears a year to keep the number ...

Whether Komeito’s former members in the Centrist Reform Alliance choose to stay or leave is a decision that has far-reaching ...

The funding follows an increase in China’s influence in recent years via grants, infrastructure projects and donations.

Once a symbol of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, Joshua Wong has been in custody since late 2020 and sentenced multiple times ...

A changing climate is bringing unstable glaciers and unpredictable rain, creating new risks and raising costs for hydropower ...