A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred off Indonesia on Thursday morning and a tsunami warning has been issued, U.S. authorities ...

A U.S. spacecraft carrying four astronauts was launched Wednesday for a flight around the Moon in the first manned ...

Japan began implementing a public system on Wednesday that allows children to attend day care for up to 10 hours per month, ...

Japan is undergoing various system and policy changes affecting daily life from April 1, ranging from the start of a child ...

Actor Ryoko Hirosue said Wednesday she will resume her activities this spring after taking time off following a car accident caused b ...

In today's high-stress society, more Japanese people are turning to indulgent comfort foods and drinks as a reward for ...

As a new academic year begins in April in Japan, the uniforms of junior high and high school students often catch the eye.

Auto sales in Japan for the year ended March 2026 edged down 0.9 percent from a year earlier to 4.53 million units, marking ...

Toichiro Asada, professor emeritus at Chuo University, viewed by the market as a proponent of reflationary policies in favor ...

The Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent early Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street following reports that ...

TOKYO -- Bicycles are popular across generations in Japan, yet for many drivers they have long been considered "obstacles on ...

Wearing suits, new employees at Toba Aquarium in this western Japan city dived into a tank where they received a letter of ...