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Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Saturday in a runoff vote...

Takaichi earned 185 votes against Koizumi’s 156 in a runoff after none of the five candidates in the party leadership race secured a majorit...

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party is choosing its next leader on Saturday.

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and worries ov...

More and more wild bears have been spotted in recent years due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.

Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” logs its second week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Oct. 1.The CD version of the...

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to rep...

Dutch track and field athlete Femke Bol shared her reaction to the beautiful view from her hotel room during her vacation with her fiancé, B...

On October 3, 2025, BTS’ Taehyung (V) surprised fans with an unannounced Weverse live that quickly took over the internet. The session was m...

Burgundy’s Domaine de Montille has opened a winery in Hakodate — a vote of confidence in the region’s terroir.

Okinawa had the most cases on average by prefecture, at 8.98 patients per medical institution, followed by 1.96 for Tokyo, 1.68 for Kagoshim...

Shiguéhiko Hasumi — mentor to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi — will attend the Japan Society retrospective, which is timed to the lo...

The move, relating to overpass inspection work, comes after the JFTC conducted on-site inspections of JR Central and others in October last...

The figure remained below the government's target of increasing the share of female executives at companies on the Prime section to at least...