Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki said reactions over a plague of non-biting midges at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue might be ...

Japan lost its status as the world's top creditor for the first time in 34 years, overtaken by Germany, even as its net ...

Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in ...

Emperor Naruhito met with Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, during her visit ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 20th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland ...

Large poster ads for a cheap snack maker were recently displayed at train stations in the capital region, featuring photos of ...

Four former Nissan Motor Co. top executives including ex-President and CEO Makoto Uchida received a combined total of 646 ...

TOKYO -- Osaka Metro opened a special place called "calm down, cool down" spaces at Yumeshima Station in Osaka. The station ...

A third-party panel investigating leaked personal information about a former local official who had accused Hyogo Gov.

Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a law obliging 300 to 400 major firms to participate in a carbon emissions trading ...

The government on Wednesday vowed to deliver lower-priced stockpiled rice it releases as a counter to surging prices more ...

A 37-year-old teacher at an elementary school in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, was handed disciplinary dismissal May 27 for ...