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The innovations aren’t yet available at a commercial scale, but they are part of an effort to prevent the global clean energy transition fro...

Japan’s first official broadcasting station began operating 100 years ago, setting a new precedent for the speed of communication and news.

For those with yen to burn, the Seven Stars in Kyushu is one of the most luxurious ways to experience some of southern Japan’s best hidden g...

The ugly clash in the Oval Office saw Trump and Vice President JD Vance berate the Ukraine leader for for not being "thankful" for U.S. help...

Entomal has treated over 22.5 tons of food waste to date, preventing roughly 55 tons of carbon emissions.

The latest relief, using reserve funds from the fiscal 2024 budget, takes the total of financial aid for the peninsula in Ishikawa Prefectur...

The shopping complex near the JR Shinjuku Station served as a de facto meeting point for many in one of Tokyo’s busiest entertainment distri...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International Chess Federation (FIDE) General Director Emil Sutovsky said...

Popovich suffered what the Spurs called a mild stroke on Nov. 2 just five games into the season.

The opposition party plans to oppose the ruling coalition's budget proposal after talks between them broke down.

The 35-year-old Super Bowl-winner has been accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals and brushing some of the therapists' thighs with his...

A project to reduce litter by making "ballot" smoking areas called Ask the Tobacco is under way.

The monthly figure is on course to top 2,000 for the first time since October 2024, and the cumulative number in 2025 will exceed 10,000.

Almost half of 268 accidents involving fatalities or major damage between 2018 and the end of 2023 lack a final report.

The voluntary admission of the 14, who include players and team officials, follows an announcement by Orix Buffaloes that its pitcher took p...

The move follows a firestorm that engulfed Fuji Media and its core unit, Fuji Television Network, over the handling of a sex scandal involvi...

Rights experts warned that the Uyghurs were at risk of torture, ill-treatment and "irreparable harm" if returned.

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital rose 2.2% in February from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry.

Among those to get termination notices were major U.N. health programs, which might have different sources of funding, and smaller groups th...

Britain's prime minister had argued that there could be no long-term peace in Ukraine without firm U.S. security guarantees.

Charli XCX’s idea of “brat” doesn’t translate neatly into Japanese, but there are other words for playful rebellion.

The event will be the first Coming of Age ceremony for a male member of the Imperial Family since that of Crown Prince Akishino 40 years ago...

Tomoyoshi Yuzuriha was a colleague of the victim at the same construction company, according to the prefectural police.

A statement from the sheriff said deputies had found the 95-year-old actor and Arakawa, 64, deceased on Wednesday afternoon.

The demand by Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Union is an early sign of continued momentum for pay growth in the country.