Gov. Yuriko Koike said she will encourage the implementation of paid household waste disposal in the Japanese capital's 23 ...

A total of 7,087 public school teachers in Japan took leave due to mental health issues in the 2024 academic year, according ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about why Mie Prefecture is considering halting foreign staff ...

A Japanese shinkansen bullet train operator has stepped up efforts to recycle retired train cars using a patented method to ...

A newborn baby was found dead in the snow in Shiogama last year, shocking the local community and prompting residents to ...

More people around the age of 20 in Japan are positive about dating and marriage, a survey by a bridal information service ...

These 77 ingredients are found in approximately 1,100 products, such as pain relievers and antiallergic drugs, potentially ...

The Japan Shogi Association announced on January 7 that Masayuki Toyoshima, a 35-year-old ninth-dan shogi player, has gotten ...

Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good ...

President Donald Trump's photo portrait display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two ...

Niseko, one of Japan's premier ski resorts in Hokkaido, has been labeled "foreignized" in a wave of online rumors. Posts on ...

Applications for chef positions at Japan's embassies and consulates abroad have surged to over three times the number of ...