"Do you regularly encounter people from abroad?" This was the question posed to readers of the Asahi Shimbun's weekly "be between" online su...

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has restarted Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, following a 14-year shutdow...

Riding a wave of festival momentum with “It Was Just an Accident,” ”Sentimental Value” and “The Secret Agent,” MK2 Films has boarded “Nagi N...

Rapidus, one of Japan's biggest native chipmakers, now plans to take its 2nm production ambitions to new heights, aiming to reach a respecta...

Tomitaka scored 78.00 points in her final run on Wednesday at the Olympics, dead even with France’s Perrine Laffont, but lost a tiebreaker d...

Trending today: Victor attempts to avoid being an insufferable weeb, but fails miserably by going all in on Japanese denim. (Also, we explo...

Japan just held a s election, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party securing a majority win.But how do...

The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the decision by the Israeli occupation authorities to expand their control over the W...

Many of the prefectural and municipal governments sought children's opinions to better reflect them in policies.

Placing the content industry as a new pillar of economic growth, the government set a target of boosting annual overseas sales to ¥20 trilli...

Coach Yuji Iizuka and his players say European teams have grown leaps and bounds since Beijing. How can Japan close the gap?

Study reveals bears do not venture into human settlements driven by hunger

Of the total balance, general government bonds stood at ¥1.09 quadrillion, up ¥6.27 trillion.

Japan Post has a total of some 32,000 delivery minivehicles at 3,188 post offices offering collection and delivery services across the count...

Mahindra Lifespace Developers has entered into a long-term joint venture with Japan's Mitsui Fudosan Group, with a premium residential proje...