Two months have passed since the government began discretionary contracts with various retailers to release its rice ...

Carp bearing patterns that resemble human faces have been spotted in an artificial pond in front of the Nobeoka city office ...

Kimberly Hoover has been to most Michelin-star restaurants on the East and West coasts. She and her wife, multimillionaires ...

Voter interest in the House of Councillors election seemed to have been piqued by closely felt topics, such as how to deal with high prices, and by the strong sense that voters would be choosing a ...

The ruling and opposition parties should recognize that the era when tax and fiscal policies could be implemented without much concern for the cost of interest payments on debts is over. Under the new ...

A relentless heatwave continued to bake Japan on Friday, with the Japan Meteorological Agency reporting extreme temperatures ...

The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens born in 2024 remained almost unchanged from the previous year, a health ...

A “Detective Conan” mystery-solving tour, featuring the popular manga and anime series, has kicked off and will run through January, putting the skills of participants to the test as they travel to ...

Obanazawa watermelons are sorted at a facility before being shipped early Thursday morning in Oishida, Yamagata Prefecture — ...

Calling out phrases such as “Hang on, Ishiba,” a group of demonstrators rallied in front of the Prime Minister’s Office on ...

Actor Ken Matsudaira brought his electrifying performance of the hit song “Matsuken Samba II” to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Friday, trimming a weekly advance that brought the index to the brink of a record, as ...