A Hyogo prefectural assembly member from Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) has offered to leave the party for his questionable act over data on a probe by an assembly panel into alleged ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that “peace must be fair and lasting” regarding negotiations on a ceasefire in ...

Prices of vegetables and rice have been soaring in Japan due to unfavorable weather and rising production costs.

Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria that are insusceptible to medicine are spreading all over the world. This is a serious problem that can be life-threatening for elderly and sick people with a weakened ...

Futsu no Seikatsu” (Ordinary Life), an animated movie directed by Japan’s Yoriko Mizushiri, was awarded the Silver Bear Jury ...

It is difficult to retake territory once it has been occupied, even if the injustice of that occupation is proclaimed.

Since Russia and North Korea signed their mutual defense treaty in June last year, the number of missiles fired by the ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya called for enhanced cooperation between Japan and emerging and developing countries from the ...

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President ...

The Kamioka Gravitational wave detector, Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational Telescope (KAGRA) is scheduled to join an ...

Heavy snow is expected in the Tohoku, Hokuriku, Kinki, Shikoku and northern Kyushu regions through Monday, according to ...

A public gathering was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sunday to celebrate Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s 65th birthday on same day.