Discussions at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), currently underway in Hiroshima, have entered their final ...

The captains of two small boats that capsized off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March are suspected of having ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received a state guest-level welcome on Tuesday at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s ...

Chiyoda Ward, located in the center of Tokyo’s 23 wards and where central government agencies and major corporations are ...

A grape-seedling planting event took place in a field in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on May 2 as the city works toward ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun People listen to a rakugo storytelling performance at Yoshida Onsen public bathhouse in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 2. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 17:08 JST, ...

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, the need for both Japan and South Korea to secure crude oil and petroleum products has become urgent. Since the United States has diverted military resources to the ...

The shortage of surgeons is becoming increasingly severe, making it difficult to maintain a system in which everyone can receive advanced cancer surgery at a local hospital. Cancer treatment systems ...

Local police in Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, arrested two men on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing counterfeit Bonbon Drop stickers with the intent to sell them. The real items are highly popular with ...

A police officer discovered the lower half of a human body near Sengen Toge pass in the Nippara district of Western Tokyo’s Okutama on Tuesday. The gender and age of the deceased are unknown. The ...

Following a March 16 incident in which two boats capsized off the coast of Henoko in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, the Okinawa General Bureau of the Cabinet Office has decided to charge the captain of the ...