Whooping cough continued its surge in Japan, reaching a new weekly record of 3,353 cases, the highest since the current ...

YOKOHAMA -- A remark by Sohei Kamiya, leader of the minor opposition party Sanseito, that "older women cannot have children" ...

At least 803 people in Japan are believed to have cheated on an English proficiency test between May 2023 and June 2025, the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next week ...

NARA -- In a rare collaboration, characters from the popular game series "Monster Hunter" are promoting an armor exhibition ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a ...

Japan is lagging behind in the use of generative artificial intelligence, with only 26.7 percent of individuals saying they ...

As Japan's birth rate falls and society ages rapidly, political parties must face tough choices and thoroughly debate how to ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a welcome reception in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday in the first ...

The courtyard of Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu hot spring bathhouse in this west Japan city is adorned with decorations for ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on Japan ...