In October 2023, the South Korean Supreme Court affirmed that the statue was owned by a Japanese temple in Nagasaki ...

While opposition parties are pushing for a ban on such donations, Ishiba has reiterated his opposition to such a move.

A shiny new arena in Nagoya will seat 17,000 but capacity won't be nearly that high for sumo, meaning there's no relief on ...

The government Tuesday decided to raise adjustment allowances for public school teachers, paid instead of overtime, gradually ...

Driven by blue carbon hopes, work is spreading in Miyagi Prefecture to bring back seagrass beds damaged in the March 2011 ...

The mayoral election in a Osaka Prefecture city was held following an open recruitment process for candidates over the ...

The share of Japan's contribution to the United Nation's regular budget will drop by about 1 percentage point from the ...

They form part of a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly as a huge December 2004 tsunami caused by an ...

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe has said the companies need to build up capabilities by 2030 or face being 'beaten,' but analysts ...

The system would be activated when production of specified critical products designated in the economic security promotion ...

Every three years the health ministry estimates healthy life expectancy based on a comprehensive survey of living conditions.

Israel has failed to crack down on armed gangs attacking food convoys in Gaza, despite a pledge to do so in mid-October to ...