The Gyoda Municipal Government in eastern Japan's Saitama Prefecture is launching its first-ever rooftop tours to provide ...

A group of nongovernmental organizations addressing the human rights of foreigners and refugees in Japan has called for ...

A senior ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday faced a chorus of criticism for suggesting an earthquake that struck the Noto P ...

Amid the controversy over falsely claiming to have graduated from Toyo University, the mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, ...

A total tariff rate of 27.5 percent imposed on April 3 on cars shipped to the U.S. market is threatening to slow overall auto ...

OSAKA -- Demonstration flights of "flying cars," touted as one of the highlights of the ongoing Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, will ...

Japanese midfielder Sota Kawasaki has joined Mainz in the German Bundesliga from J-League side Kyoto Sanga on a season-long ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the "reciprocal tariff" rate on Japan will increase to 25% from Aug. 1, higher ...

The "Otaue-sai" rice planting festival, which prays for a good harvest in autumn, was held on June 25 at a rice field of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 percent "reciprocal" tariff on imports from Japan, if imposed, is projected ...

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The Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday opened a new camp in southwestern Japan to host its fleet of Osprey transport ...