Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, the younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, is on an 11-day tour of Brazil.

Currently, foreign nationals wanting to work as bus or taxi drivers are required to have the N3 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency T...

EXCLUSIVE: Gkids has acquired multiple territories for Japanese animated action sci-fi drama All You Need Is Kill, including for North Ameri...

The 20-year-old, who boasts a close relationship with her sister, recently joined the pair on vacation in Spain last month, before jetting o...

The antitrust watchdog said that such moves could violate the antimonopoly law, urging the NPB to prevent any recurrence.

Government making utmost efforts to overcome rising pricesCannot agree on call to reduce consumption tax rateIt will take a long time to adj...

73rd Edition of World's Premier Action Sports Competition to Feature World's Best BMX, Moto X, and Skateboard Athletes at Kyocera Dome from...

Each manhole cover will have an illustration of a Japanese player and be located at a place associated with his roots in baseball.

A child victim of forced sterilization under Japan's now-defunct eugenics protection law said the surgery ruined his life, as he described h...

The revision also requires all prefectural and municipal boards of education to draw up and publish plans to manage teachers' workloads.

A combined 68.7% were very or moderately trustful of mass media, while 6.7% said they do not trust mass media at all.

Global investors are increasingly turning to Japan’s long-dated government bonds, drawn by rising yields and heavy supply, according to Morg...

Japan’s seniors are trading gateball for Pilates, chasing strength, stability and a new kind of aging — with core control.

The PPI data comes from the Bank of Japan.Producer Price Index (YoY) (May) +3.2%expected 3.5%, prior 4.0%Producer Price Index (MoM) (May) -0...

more to comeThis snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.The times in the left-most column are GMT.The numbers i...