Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor shortages, a government survey showed ...

The Japan Football Association said Thursday the women's senior national team will play Colombia in a friendly match in Osaka ...

According to the operator, Matsuyama-based Iyotetsu Group Co., this is the first regular service in the country for a route ...

Japan's nominal wage growth is expected to outpace inflation in the current and following fiscal year, the Cabinet Office ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. on Dec. 25 unveiled new discount labels for its "onigiri" rice balls ...

In today's society, science wields profound influence over nearly every aspect of life. For that reason, the growing mistrust ...

A 24-year-old Vietnamese technical intern trainee was arrested on the spot in Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 25 for ...

Japan Airlines said Thursday that its system network is under a cyberattack, with at least 14 domestic flights delayed for up ...

Businesses in Kochi Prefecture boast the highest rate of holding year-end and New Year office parties among the country's 47 ...

Nearly 70% of health care facilities surveyed in this capital city of east Japan's Tochigi Prefecture feel burdened by the ...

Nippon Steel Corp. said Thursday it will delay the deadline for its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. to March ...

Japanese basketball's B-League said Thursday its current first-division teams based in Akita and Osaka have been approved to ...