Sanseito, which significantly expanded its seats in the July election for the Upper House, paid a total of ¥37 million in advertising fees t...

Japanese stock indices ended the morning trading session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange mixed on Friday.

In a recent book on the role of empathy in diplomacy, academic Claire Yorke defends the importance of actors trying, at least partially, to...

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The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda...

A record total of 13 people have died from bear attacks in the country since April.

Crude oil and natural gas from overseas, including Russia, are important for Japan’s energy security, the country’s economy ministry told Re...

The Cabinet has approved a ¥18.3 trillion extra budget to fund the largest round of fresh spending in a stimulus package since the scaling b...

The government is considering raising the fee for permanent residency to as high as ¥300,000 and that for changing or extending one’s reside...

The bill's supplementary clause urges the central government to work out concrete measures to make up for an estimated overall annual tax re...

Though there were calls for the support amount to be higher, the Justice Ministry says it is appropriate as it is designed to serve as a “te...

The total number of items whose prices have risen or are expected to rise this year is projected to reach 20,609.

Japan could restart two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan, the world’s largest, as soon as January, if a regio...

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...