Soil mounds at risk of collapse are still being created across the country. This year has seen a series of typhoons approaching Japan. Measures must be taken urgently so that residents’ safety is not ...

The trend of young people these days choosing not to study abroad is growing. The weak yen and the fact that job-hunting season is starting earlier are said to be contributing factors. The appeals of ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Ibaraki Prefectural Police headquarters The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault for allegedly sewing her ...

The English e-book edition of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s memoir will go on sale on Wednesday. “Shinzo Abe: A Memoir,” published by Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc., reflects on his long tenure in office ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as semiconductor-related heavyweights declined after a drop in South Korea’s ...

Plans for a new Defense Ministry bureau are being coordinated by the government and ruling parties. It will likely be ...

The Senju district of Adachi Ward in Tokyo once flourished as a post town on the Nikko Kaido highway that linked Edo (now Tokyo) with Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture. Many old streetscapes in Senju still ...

The number of foreign visitors staying in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture — located just west of Osaka City, which is bustling with foreign tourists — is on the rise. This trend is driven by the city’s ...

A bowl that stings your heart.” That is the slogan of Menya Jyooubachi, located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, a specialty shop for spicy ramen.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) released on Monday photos of the asteroid Torifune captured by its Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer space probe during a successful flyby, revealing a gray ...

The JR West QR2-Day Pass offers travelers unlimited rides on non-reserved seats for two consecutive days aboard new rapid services, rapid services and local trains within the free-travel zone of the ...

KANAZAWA — Noto Airport in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, also known as Noto Satoyama Airport, proclaimed its new nickname — Noto Satoyama Pokémon with You Airport — on Tuesday.