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

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

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

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

A forest fire north of Tokyo was extinguished Monday after burning for more than 24 hours, with no injuries or damage to ho ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday visited Israel and urged the Middle Eastern nation to steadily ...

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

TOKYO -- Amid the threat of cyberattacks, what preparations should companies make to prevent damage?

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

A female chimpanzee known for her ability to recognize letters and numbers has died of old age and multiple organ failure at ...