Babies born via in vitro fertilization reached a record 86,473 in Japan in 2024, representing approximately one in every ...

Data leaks due to cyberattacks in Japan reached a five-year high by mid-October 2026, already surpassing previous full-year ...

Once an exclusive seaside retreat favored by literary icons almost a century ago, Yokohama’s Kanazawa-en has found new life ...

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--The head of Japan's new National Disaster Management Agency, which was launched Monday, urged ...

Akane Tomoko built her career as a public prosecutor before joining the International Criminal Court as a judge. Today head ...

Top stories in Japan for October 2026 included the Japanese scientist Soai Kensō’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The International Monetary Fund projects that the Japanese economy will be overtaken by India and Britain in 2027.

Work has begun Japan’s first-ever national intelligence strategy. Planned for completion by spring 2027, this initiative ...

Despite administrative efforts to cut overtime, a recent survey finds that unreduced workloads mean most schoolteachers in ...

Shichi-Go-San is a traditional Japanese event to express gratitude for the growth of children reaching the ages of three, ...

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government released Tuesday the list of 3,861 people recognized for this year's ...

Starting November 1, Japan's new tax-free shopping system will require international visitors to pay consumption tax at the ...