A recent survey found that 75% of school corporations that operate private kindergartens, elementary, junior high or high ...

Cutting the consumption tax rate has been a clarion call of opposition parties ahead of this month’s House of Councillors ...

The Emperor visited Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday during the Imperial couple’s trip to Mongolia.

The issue of “economy and employment” was cited by the largest proportion of candidates as a central theme of their campaigns ...

South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and ...

A Tokyo cafe for live performances of anison (anime songs) is gaining popularity among fans of anime and tokusatsu superhero ...

Chinese customs authorities reregistered three Japanese seafood companies on Friday, allowing the firms to resume exporting ...

The company plans to begin scenic flights around Osaka Bay and flights between two sites by 2027, using aircraft from U.S.

Jordan Westburg homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Mets 7-3 on Thursday to sweep ...

A string of Japanese nationals have recently been unmasked and are now suspected of having been involved in special fraud at ...

Mika Agematsu used to be one of the top Japanese players of the arpa — a type of harp and a Paraguayan folk instrument. Last ...

The central government will estimate the cost for an evacuation shelter modeled after one currently being designed by the ...