Japanese banks and securities firms are moving to stop using facial photographs from driver's licenses to verify customers ...

Local governments across Japan are stepping up efforts to recruit people who hold teaching licenses but are not working in ...

Japan is considering whether to introduce nuclear-powered submarines as part of a broader review of its national defense ...

The Northern Alps in central Japan have entered the height of their autumn colors, with the alpine landscape around Tateyama ...

Empress Emerita Michiko celebrated her 92nd birthday on October 20th, receiving birthday greetings from Emperor Naruhito, ...

TOKYO - Japan's new rice harvest is reaching stores at significantly lower prices, with initial trading prices for the 2026 crop falling 42% from a year earlier and some supermarkets selling freshly ...

Police in Kochi Prefecture have released footage of a group of teenagers riding motorcycles recklessly through Kochi City on ...

A Japanese semiconductor research consortium involving Rapidus and Fujifilm has announced plans to develop an artificial ...

Japan experienced widespread thunderstorms, strong winds and sudden downpours on October 14 as a cold front swept across the ...

KAGOSHIMA - Japan's H3 rocket successfully launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft from the Tanegashima ...

Japan has become an attractive destination because of its geographical proximity, living conditions and comparatively less ...

YOKOHAMA - Atsumi Harasawa, a 59-year-old lawyer making her first bid for mayor, won Yokohama's mayoral election on October ...