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 ...

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

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

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

The Japan Meteorological Agency stressed Thursday that rumors on social media about a possible major earthquake are “not ...

People look at colorful decorations on Friday during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture ...

Tsukuba University of Technology and the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s Tsukuba Center (JICA Tsukuba) have jointly ...

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

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