WAKAYAMA -- A pro-Pyongyang school for Korean students in this western Japan city has succeeded in raising funds for a new ...

For Japan to survive the age of its graying society and dwindling birth rate, it is essential to take steps to boost the ...

TOKYO -- Police forces across Japan have been instructed to strengthen their crackdowns on malicious "host clubs," where male ...

Two third-year junior high school students here improperly accessed a teacher-only file from tablets distributed by the ...

As of June 2024, a record 3.59 million foreign nationals lived in Japan, playing a vital role in society. During the year, ...

Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor shortages, a government survey showed ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Jan 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the ...

In the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, people are making the specialty bodara. Fresh cod caught in the sea around Hokkaido are ...

A Japanese court on Friday sentenced former Olympus Corp. CEO Stefan Kaufmann to 10 months in prison, suspended for three ...

A 78-year-old death inmate convicted of murdering her husband and two common-law partners with poison in western Japan more ...

Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day ...

Japan's defense budget grew to a record 8.70 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2025, the government said Friday, as the ...