The extra budget, totaling about ¥18.3 trillion ($117 billion), will be funded by ¥11.7 trillion in additional bond issuance.

Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important region sometimes referred to as the...

Their average costs stood at about ¥116,000 for junior high schools, up some ¥10,000 from last year, and some ¥232,000 for high schools, up...

In a high-stakes diplomatic conversation, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid escalating tensi...

The origins of the respective parties and who backs them — rather than left-right labels — are more consistent indicators of their leanings.

The town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture issued the warning after receiving the image of a bear in a residential area, but later discovered...

The shelves are leased out to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owner...

The China Film Administration has frozen approvals of new Japanese movies, while the release of at least six titles previously been approved...

Amid rising diplomatic tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump appealed to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to de-escalate a budding con...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement on collective self-defense regarding Taiwan has ignited a furious response from Beijing, i...

A subtle shift seems to be happening in the bathrooms of the nation. Learn how to describe it using structures that indicate tendencies.

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, kabuki-theater-set dra...

TOKIO, 26. November 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagarro, ein weltweit führendes Unternehmen für Digital Engineering, gab heute die Übernahme von In...

Passengers waited up to nine hours before they could disembark after the Ferris wheel came to an emergency stop.

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an el...