Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

In the wider Tokyo metropolitan area, which includes Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, the net migration was 126,515, up by 26,996. That figure topped 100,000 for the first time since 2019 ...

But in 2050, the ratio will exceed 20 percent in 46 prefectures, except for Tokyo. The previous survey five years ago estimated that 43 prefectures would have more than 20 percent of their ...