A revised enforcement ordinance under the Road Traffic Act took effect on Sept. 1, lowering the statutory maximum speed on ...

Japanese government ministries and agencies submitted their initial budget requests for fiscal 2027 by the Aug. 31 deadline.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is "closely watching" the government bond market with heightened vigilance after the yield on the ...

Heavy rain flooded roads and fields with muddy water in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan on Aug. 30, leaving farmers ...

Japan's Ministry of Justice has earmarked 80.7 billion yen (about $504.3 million) in its initial budget request for fiscal ...

The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka prefectures met in this northern Japan city on Aug. 31 and signed a cooperation agreement ...

The Chiba Prefecture taxi association held an emergency meeting on Aug. 31 following the death of a passenger after a taxi ...

A new luxury tourist train service will launch in central Japan in November, featuring a dining car where passengers can ...

Japanese government bonds were sold across the board on Tuesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond jumping to ...

Asked what they would be particularly concerned about during a disaster such as an earthquake or heavy rain, 66.1% cited ...

One month has passed since the Kumamoto earthquake struck on July 28, recording a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity ...

The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday that its president, Masato Kanda, Japan's former top finance diplomat, was reelected ...