Will voters give a mandate to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the new ruling coalition framework supporting ...

The government instructed 42 companies to implement measures to prevent deaths from overwork or other serious problems from ...

For a warm drink, Eevee’s Cafe is a can’t miss spot. The latte art of Eevee or its evolutions is adorable. Drinking a matcha ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Wednesday as a sharply stronger yen scuppered sentiment in the exporter-heavy index, ...

Nissan Motor Co.’s Tochigi plant in Tochigi Prefecture had a capacity utilization rate of just over 10% in 2025, far below the widely believed break-even point of 80%, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

As February’s House of Representatives election approaches, one way in which Japan’s political parties have shown their distinct natures is in how they have each arranged the candidates in their party ...

At the University of Tokyo, which leads Japanese research and education, arrests for corruption have been occurring. Just what is the state of governance within the university? There is an urgent need ...

Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13, held a press conference in Kawasaki on Tuesday ahead of turning 90 years old on Feb. 4. “I want the government ...

Some local governments are informing voters that want to cast their ballots for the House of Representatives election early that they can go to polling stations “empty-handed” as they may not receive ...

The twin giant pandas from Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, early Wednesday, according to a China Central Television report.

The Air Self-Defense Force provided refueling support to the Black Eagles, the aerobatic team of the South Korean Air Force, at Naha Air Base in Naha on Wednesday.

Yoshinobu Tsutsui, on Tuesday urged Japan’s political parties, which have made cutting the consumption tax a key part of the agenda in the ongoing lower house election campaign, to clarify alternative ...