As bear-related injuries rise in Japan, an insurance company is offering to cover local governments for damages related to ...

Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, with his Liberal Democratic Party set ...

When Chiaki Mukai and Naoko Yamazaki, the only Japanese women to have traveled to space, first aspired to become astrona ...

Renho of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is set to win a seat in the July 20 House of ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to lose a significant number of seats in the July 20 House of Councillors ...

A long-term Afghan resident of Japan has set up a free language school to help her more newly arrived countrywomen stay ...

A record 26 million people cast early ballots for Sunday's House of Councillors election, the government said, with the ...

Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...

A Japanese university survey on new hires in fiscal 2025 has revealed a preference for promotion by seniority over a performance-based system ...

Former Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, a newcomer from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to secure his first ...

Mayu Ushida, a former NHK announcer and political newcomer, is projected to win a seat in the Tokyo constituency in the July ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...