The Kobe air raids are depicted in the film "Grave of the Fireflies," which was based on an autobiographical novel by Akiyuki ...

A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 36-year-old woman to 10 years in prison for abuse that resulted in her 6-year-old ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan should raise its policy interest rate to "at least around 1 percent" to avoid upside risks ...

Japan will criminalize cannabis use and legalize medical products using substances derived from the plant under revised ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Kotozakura was among three wrestlers to suffer their first defeats at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament ...

FUKUOKA -- A 35-year-old man was defrauded after seeing "0110" at the end of an incoming phone number and, believing it was a ...

Rice shortages have become noticeable in Japan's stores since August. While the scarcity is gradually easing as this year's ...

Ten baby white snakes recently hatched at a Shinto shrine here all at once for the first time, and the priest is encouraging ...

The storage of driver's license information on the IC chips on My Number cards, to be offered from March 24, will simplify ...

The percentage of those who have no desire to get married has risen across all age groups surveyed in Tochigi Prefecture ...

The Mainichi Newspapers Co. and Kyodo News have decided on the nickname "Kakehashi" for their news-gathering helicopter that ...

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency ...