The Legislative Council, an advisory entity for the justice minister, proposed toughening punishments for acts of dangerous ...

Akita Senshu Museum of Art in the city of Akita is running a special exhibition called “Enjoying Art by Gazing” that focuses ...

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Wednesday announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido ...

The fire started on my birthday,” says taxi driver Simon Rodriguez, hauling jugs of water out of the back of a car four ...

The Japan NewsNoodles with pork chashu and wontons By Futoshi Mori / Japan News Senior Writer [posttime] JST, [postdate] I ...

The powerful earthquake that struck late on Monday, with its epicenter off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture, occurred in ...

Following the death of a pregnant woman who was struck by a car in May, the Aichi prefectural assembly is expected to pass an ...

This year’s Nobel Prize winners from Japan, Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa, both aged 74, will attend the award ...

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning conducted about 40 takeoffs and landings of aircraft on Monday, bringing the total number ...

TOTO Ltd. announced on Tuesday that cumulative sales of its ‘Washlet’ warm-water electric bidet toilet seats surpassed 70 ...

Apples with kanji characters and other seasonal good luck designs for New Year on them were auctioned off at a wholesale ...

A new mascot character for the Suica transit IC card will be unveiled around Nov. 18 of next year, East Japan Railway Co. announced on Tuesday. The date marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the ...