Japan passed the 200-medal mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 30, with siblings Mitsuki and Hayato Kondo ...

A brown bear repeatedly rammed a moving car on a prefectural road in Bifuka, Hokkaido, on the night of September 29, damaging ...

TOKYO - Tokyo authorities carried out the capital's first emergency shooting of a captured bear in Hachioji after an adult ...

As Osaka's minimum wage enters the 1,200-yen range for the first time, the contrasting experiences of workers welcoming larger paychecks and businesses turning to shorter shifts and automated services ...

A major new railway training center equipped with full-scale tracks, crossings and signals has opened in Kasugai, Aichi ...

The 2026 Kishiwada Danjiri Festival brought generations together in Sakai-cho, where young men hauling a four-ton wooden float, veteran organizers guiding its course and a first-year rooftop performer ...

TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on September 29, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 65,481, down 396 points, as the September-end ex-dividend adjustment, U.S. stock weakness, higher bond yields and oil-related ...

TOKYO - Japan's total population, including foreign residents, stood at 122.97 million as of October 1, 2025, down 3.17 ...

TOKYO - Japan's government plans to convene an extraordinary Diet session on October 5, with proposed legislation to reduce ...

TOKYO - Toyota Motor's global vehicle sales fell 6.4% from a year earlier to 790,743 units in August, marking the second consecutive month of year-on-year declines as high gasoline prices linked to ...

Two 14-year-old junior high school students have been arrested on suspicion of obstructing police duties by riding bicycles ...

OSAKA - Japan's overnight trains are attracting renewed attention as railway companies introduce special services that combine affordable travel with exclusive experiences, highlighted by the ...