The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) special committee drafted a proposal on May 21 aimed at encouraging foreign ...

A 56-year-old man died and two other passengers were injured after a local train's window was shattered, apparently by a pipe ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dismissed his agriculture minister Wednesday after an off-the-cuff remark about gifted rice ...

Police in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, arrested a man May 21 on suspicion of abandoning his wife's body, which was ...

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korean media reported, citing the military.

Taku Eto, who resigned as agriculture minister on May 21, made comments that were seriously out of touch with the sentiment ...

Which charge is Tokyo waiving for general households this summer to help reduce expenses and encourage air conditioner use?

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan and Paraguay agreed Wednesday to upgrade their ties to a "strategic partnership," in a ...

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Speaking positively to water creates beautiful ice crystals; sugar pellets infused with highly diluted minerals and other ...

A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued individuals for helicopter deployments to the ...

On May 18, two Akita dogs became special directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Akita Prefecture. The dogs wore bandanas ...