A research team from Tohoku University and other institutions has found evidence suggesting that enough energy may now be ...

TOKYO -- In Japan, a man named Shintaro Kobayashi helps people writes love letters for other people. He runs a "love letter ...

The pass rate for the foreign driver's license conversion test in Japan fell to 42.8 percent in the first three months after ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Diet on March 2 that Japan has 254 days' worth of oil reserves, adding that ...

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Japan's shipping and aviation industry was left reeling on Monday from the repercussions of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out the idea of extending the attacks on Iran beyond the four to five ...

SAITAMA -- Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono said there is "no clear evidence" that the growing number of foreign residents has had ...

Starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi ran into early trouble and Shohei Ohtani went hitless as Samurai Japan was beaten 4-3 by the ...

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Energy prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to production fa ...

The price of an entry ticket to the popular Himeji Castle here increased 2.5 times from March 1 to 2,500 yen (about $16) for ...