Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Monday admitted to an ...

Several Japanese residents invested in a U.S. venture touting to cool the Earth by spreading aerosols in the sky and ...

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Monday amid a cautious mood as Japan's lower house was set to hold a runoff vote to ...

November 7 was Ritto, one of the 24 solar calendar terms. On the traditional calendar, it is said to be the first day of ...

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Narita International Airport has become the first airport in Japan to introduce a basic policy against customer harassment, ...

A rapid train came to an unexpected halt while crossing a bridge here on Nov. 10, stranding 150 passengers for some six hours ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the w ...

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized ...

The following is an explanation of how a new Japanese prime minister is selected in a special parliamentary session.