Eight gas station operators are suspected of repeatedly coordinating diesel fuel prices for corporate customers in Tokyo in a ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on April 17 that it has chosen "kokushobi," which literally means "cruelly ...

The family of an engineer who took his own life while on assignment in China has reached a settlement with Kawasaki Heavy ...

A man arrested for abandoning the body of his stepson who had been missing for weeks has confessed to strangling the boy, ...

Voices of opposition have been rising from lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the government's bill ...

Japan's initial budget for defense spending and related costs for fiscal 2026 totaled about 10.6 trillion yen ($66.5 billion) ...

A vibrant carpet of flowers in colors such as white and pink blooming on a private residential property in this central Japan ...

A program to offer birthstones to babies born in this central Japan city, which is known as "the town of jewelry," was ...

The Japanese government will establish a council of experts to discuss whether the unauthorized use of sound data in ...

Popular "jet balloons" came back to Hanshin Koshien Stadium in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after seven years.

For many new mothers, questions about breastfeeding, weaning and returning to work can feel overwhelming. As a result, a ...

China said Friday a Japanese Self-Defense Forces vessel entered the Taiwan Strait earlier in the day, prompting it to lodge a ...