Many local governments in Japan are abandoning matchmaking events intended to combat declining birth rates and revitalize ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering waiving the basic water charge for households in areas served by its Bureau ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to sack farm minister Taku Eto, sources close to the matter said Tuesday, under ...

Wind chimes hung along an approach to Nyoirinji temple are seen in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 19, 2025. During the annual wind chime festival, ...

Consumers feeling the pain of rising rice prices in Japan are voicing anger at agriculture minister Taku Eto over recent ...

Emperor Naruhito met with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at the Imperial Palace in ...

In the latest development in Gov. Motohiko Saito's alleged power harassment and other acts, the Hyogo Prefectural Government ...

Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their ...

A Peruvian man has been arrested after he allegedly drove his car the wrong way on an expressway in central Japan and ...

The World Health Organization's member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond ...

Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc. said Tuesday it will join hands with a Ukrainian government institution to ...

German second-division team Hannover said Monday former Japan defender Sei Muroya will leave after five seasons with the club ...