The Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit Mongolia from July 6 to 8 pay their respects to Japanese nationals who died in the country while being interned in a forced labor camp after the end of ...

Of the 125 seats at stake in this House of Councillors election, 32 are being contested in constituencies with only one seat ...

To help tourists enjoy the rainy season, the Risonare Yatsugatake resort hotel in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, has been ...

Leaders and other senior members of both ruling and opposition parties appealed for voters’ support in speeches across the ...

The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63.

A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday is believed to have been attacked by a bear, ...

Japan Day at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was held on Thursday, one of many National Day during which each participating ...

A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacuate departed Friday morning ...

China has been strengthening its hegemonic activities. Under such circumstances, it is significant that the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India confirmed their unity on ...

It may be because effective measures cannot be taken in the face of a mountain of challenges. Trust in the established political parties has been shaken. At the same time, the power of emerging ...

At least 60 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have hit areas around the Tokara ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now unlikely to visit Japan and South Korea soon, government officials of the two East Asian nations have indicated.