Renowned Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested April 8 for allegedly kicking a nurse and causing injury at a hospital in ...

Japan on Tuesday released a commemorative 500 yen coin for the World Exposition that opens in Osaka this weekend.

The Japan Sports Agency's commissioner Koji Murofushi expressed hope Tuesday that his country will host successful world ...

Yukari Kinga, a member of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning team, will retire at the end of this season, her WE League ...

A 23-year-old man who was born in Japan and raised in the Gaza Strip recently enrolled in a vocational school here to study ...

The head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito party is planning to visit China this month, hoping to hand ...

The number of applications for public assistance in Japan reached 255,897 in 2024, according to preliminary figures. This ...

Some Japanese banks have begun blocking withdrawals from accounts held by foreigners whose period of stay has expired, the ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time pare ...

The Nikkei stock index snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday with its fourth-largest point gain in history, soaring 6 ...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan surpassed 10,000 for the first time in 11 years in fiscal 2024, with small- to ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about what Japan will do with soil removed around the ...