A fire broke out in a building in the Susukino entertainment district, Sapporo, after an explosion was heard at around 3:20 p ...

The funeral of Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, who died on Nov. 15 at the age of 101, was held at a cemetery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo ...

Crown Prince Akishino said Monday that he hopes his son, Prince Hisahito, will have the opportunity to study abroad in the ...

The government is considering setting a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2035 by 60% from the 2013 ...

Kyodo News mistakenly reported that Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Akiko Ikuina visited Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 2022, ...

It is important to increase the transparency of the handling of political funds, but time should not be devoted solely to this matter.

Measures against global warming are increasingly urgent, as abnormal weather events take place one after another in various parts of the world. It is hoped that efforts will be made to strengthen such ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito on Monday denied paying a company to run his social media campaign in the ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with U.K. foreign secretary David Lammy on Monday during a visit to Rome and expressed his ...

A bar owner in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, reunited with his beloved Shiba Inu dog Kenshiro in October, after being separated ...

It’s exciting in this season to travel to a region famous for soba to enjoy the freshly made and boiled noodles served in ...

Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, held talks with U.S. Congress members and ...