Two women have been thanked by the Tokyo Fire Department for their quick actions to save a teenage passenger who went into ...

Mt. Fuji's climbing season commenced as the most popular trail opened Tuesday, with local authorities charging a doubled fee ...

A real estate agency and the local government in southwest Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture are beefing up support systems for the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday complained that Japan is not importing enough American rice, expressing further ...

An international multi-religious organization on Monday vowed to promote peacebuilding efforts through dialogue among ...

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Japan's four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka survived a challenging first-round encounter with Australian qualifier Talia ...

Lawson has opened a next-generation convenience store featuring AI-driven cameras that analyze customer behavior. These ...

National public servants in Japan received their summer bonuses on June 30, with average payments for general administrative ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has announced a new night train that will run between Tokyo and the Tohoku area (northeast ...

Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2024 is likely to have reached a record high for the fifth straight year, topping 75 trillion ...

Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved to 13 in June from 12 three months earlier, led by a sharp ...