Thanks to the Steelers beating the Lions, the Bears have CLINCHED a playoff spot for the first time in five years. I want that top seed, tho...

A senior adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly told journalists last week that Japan needs nuclear weapons...

By extending the necessary period of residency to at least 10 years, Japan would bring the nationality requirement into line with that for o...

With the program, the agency aims to disperse inbound tourists through regional tourism promotion and curb overtourism in major cities.

A Brighton property business has won a national prize for work recognising its expertise in dealing with Japanese knotweed. Phlorum, based i...

A senior Japanese cabinet official suggested Japan should ditch its 8-decade ban on nuclear weapons.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setba...

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be latest plant to restart 15 years after Fukushima disaster shut down country's nuclear energy.

The Niigata prefecture parliament today voted to restart Japan’s largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwasaki-Kariwa, fourteen years after the F...

Japan took the final step to allow the restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday as the region of Niigata voted to resume op...

By Helen Regan, Junko Ogura, CNN(CNN) — Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant,...

TOKYO, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kawaguchi City, located just north of Tokyo and easily accessible from the city center, is home to a 40...

An American writer reflects on Christmas cake, New Year’s food and the communities she has found in Japan over the course of 50 years.

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

The Chicago White Sox, not expected to be key players in offseason free agency, are signing Japanese star Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $...