Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party is increasing his focus on lawmaker-led diplomacy, exemplified by his meeting Thursday with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez ...

Emergency Medical Transport under Strain: Can Casual Utilization of Ambulances be Curbed? To safeguard emergency medical care, the casual utilization of ambulances by people with minor symptoms must ...

Yoshihiro Murata, the third-generation chef/owner of the Kyoto ryotei restaurant Kikunoi, is a focus of admiration from the ...

The wisteria is in full bloom at Ashikaga Flower Park, a renowned destination for the flower in A ...

The government plans to support universities in 17 strategic fields under a soon-to-be finalized reform plan for human ...

Three Japanese megabanks are considering loaning a total of about ¥3.6 trillion for the inaugural projects of the $550 ...

Islamic militants and separatists said they attacked several locations in Mali ‘s capital, Bamako, and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the West African country in ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Hokkaido at 5:24 a.m. on Monday. No tsunami is expected from the earthquake, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity ...

The Oyu Stone Circles in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, a constituent site of a UNESCO World Heritage property, reopened to the public on April 11 following its winter closure.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Tuesday but three in the nine-member board proposed hiking borrowing costs, signaling the bank’s concern over inflationary pressures from the Middle ...

A first-of-its-kind clean room in Japan where space probes can be assembled while being sterilized has been completed in Sagamihara, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Its purpose is planetary protection, ...

Anime director Mamoru Oshii, TV personality Demon Kakka and music producer Tetsuya Komuro were among those who met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week to discuss developing the content ...