The family of a bullied former student of an elementary school affiliated with a university in east Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture was repeatedly ...

TOKYO -- Major overseas luxury brands are pulling their outlets from department stores in areas outside Japan's major urban ...

Foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy, said Yoshihiko Noda, as he issued a call on the campaign trail ...

The election for Japan's upper house will be held on July 20, and some early voters have already cast their ballots. While ...

Standing upright on his hind legs and gazing vigilantly out of a window, a rescued meerkat has become an unexpected symbol of ...

Japanese people have a tradition of eating nutritious grilled eels, believed to be good for restoring energy, on the ...

Weekly cases of whooping cough in Japan have hit a new high for the third straight week. The infectious bacterial disease is ...

The company also has production sites in the cities of Hitachi, Kitaibaraki, Hitachinaka, Hitachiomiya and Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan). JX Advanced Metals is a Japanese non—ferrous metals ...

When the power goes out during a typhoon or if there is a power outage in the summer, air conditioners will not work, increasing the risk of heatstroke. Power outages can last for a long time, and it ...

Kanagawa Prefectural Police last week arrested two Pakistani brothers for making false declarations to customs officials and ...

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