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The government is expected to submit the fresh proposal to UNESCO by the end of the month.

Japan’s second-largest bank has decided to withdraw from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

Renowned Japanese writer Ayako Sono, known for many best-selling novels and essays, died of natural causes at a Tokyo hospital. She was 93.

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo’s “Seeing Sound, Hearing Time” has far exceeded expected visitor numbers, but there could be an upside to t...

It could not be determined what the seven specialists were doing in Iran.

A total of 128,700 people permanently left the Pacific nation of 5.3 million in 2024, provisionally the largest exodus on record.

The opposition party aims to increase its seat count in the upper chamber of parliament from 12 to 21.

The budget’s approval in the Lower House has long been seen as an indispensable requirement for the survival of the Ishiba administration.

Beijing condemned the move and swiftly retaliated, saying it would impose 10% and 15% levies on a range of agricultural imports from the Uni...

Despite local aspirations to own EVs, they are still beyond the reach of many, and access to a reliable source of electricity is also not al...

The Supreme Court rejected FC2's appeals against two lower court rulings ordering the Las Vegas-based firm to stop violating Dwango's patent...

The Boeing 737-800 jet, whose livery also features the expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, will be used for domestic flights until around N...

Japan has a long way to go before fully achieving gender equality in politics.

The U.S. president said that if Tokyo tries to weaken its currency and put the United States "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could unlea...

The NicheJungle Japanese Orphan Companies SDG Fund has exited positions in 20 companies at a profit, with half of these firms taken over sin...

Accidents involving spooked elephants trampling crowds are common in India, leading some temples to switch to the robot versions.

A first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas ended over the weekend with no agreement on what will happe...

Pastimes long associated with Japanese grandparents are booming on social media as young people look for new (old) ways to relax.

The 37-year-old appeared in 134 National Women's Soccer League matches, recording 23 goals and 25 assists.

The U.S. is pausing all current military aid to Ukraine until the U.S. president determines the country’s leaders demonstrate a good-faith c...

Kazuyoshi Okuyama’s powerful drama about a sex worker baring her soul features its lead actor emoting nearly nonstop with no cuts.

CEOs and economists say the action would deal a serious setback to the highly integrated North American economy.

Once the home of Tokyo's black market, this 6,600 sq. meter district has nearly 300 tiny bars packed into it.

The emperor's daughter, 23-year-old Aiko, is not eligible as Japanese law stipulates that only male members of the royal family can ascend t...

The unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — have made the situ...