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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is winding up a trip through Asia where he has been seeking investors and long-term buyers.

Fees for the average household will go up by between ¥385 and ¥465 in April, due mainly to the end of government subsidies to curb inflation...

A forest fire in Okayama Prefecture has been contained, officials said, while another wildfire in Ehime Prefecture could also be brought und...

The Kyoto-based content creator shares travel tips and reminisces on the path that led him to where he is today.

Linking mountainous Matsumoto and coastal Kanazawa, this clunkily named route includes nontheless fantastic sites.

The quake flattened buildings, downed bridges and cracked roads across swathes of Myanmar, and even demolished a 30-story skyscraper under c...

The Giants rallied from three-runs down in the ninth inning.

In the aftermath of the quake, a cloud of dust and debris swept through the streets as panicked residents ran for their lives.

The channel, which goes live on Tuesday, follows the imperial family's social media debut last year on Instagram, which now has nearly 2 mil...

With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to gaze upon on rain...

How Fuji TV responds to the report will be crucial to restoring public trust — and could determine whether sponsors choose to return.

He will be the first sitting prime minister to visit the island since April 2013, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a stopover.

Government functions won't be significantly hindered, but the ruling government's reputation will take another beating.

There was no immediate word from Myanmar on damage after the quake, which the USGS said had a 7.7 magnitude and was at a depth of 10 km.

The Japan Times is excited to announce the second Boarding & International School Day, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Boarding and international...

Ten restaurants join the two-starred rank, while Milpa earns Japan’s first-ever star for Mexican cuisine.

In an enthralling battle over nearly 2½ hours, fourth-seeded American Pegula emerged with a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 win over Eala.

The brewer’s initial exports are “relatively small,” but it hopes drinkers in Japan are "open to trying" American-made sake.

The U.S. had been the largest provider of aid to the Rohingya refugees, contributing nearly $2.4 billion since 2017, according to a State De...

At least 28 people have died and more than 45,000 hectares of largely forest land in the country's southeast have been charred or are burnin...

Ohtani hit his second home run in the third game of the season as the Dodgers played at home for the first time in 2025.

The Financial Services Agency is proposing, among others, barring the storage of cash and other items with high risk of being used for money...

The U.S. president insists that there’s no conflict of interest despite the Tesla chief executive’s prominent role in his administration.

Automakers form the nucleus of vast networks of group companies that impact almost every facet of working life in Japan and South Korea.

Hundreds of Palestinians have rallied in recent days in north and central Gaza, some chanting "Hamas out," in a rare show of opposition to t...