In contrast, the Kanto region saw sluggish temperature increases due to persistent cloud cover, resulting in Tokyo's highest temperature of just 19.2°C—a far cry from the summer-like conditions ...

The central and local governments are increasingly interested in supporting bookstores after The Yomiuri Shimbun and Kodansha ...

Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 ...

A Japanese government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 has found concentrations of potentially harmful PFAS chemicals in ...

Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in southwestern Japan, will open in June a new area featuring the Miffy rabbit ...

Japan's defense minister says he plans to urge the new US ambassador to Japan to take steps to prevent sexual offenses ...

Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, and many would also say its most beautiful. But a less desirable superlative it’s also picked up in recent years is being Japan’s most notoriously crowded ...

Two US marines in Japan’s Okinawa are under investigation for alleged rapes, police said Thursday, the latest in a string of ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...

Tokyo: Rallies were staged in the southernmost Japanese prefecture of Okinawa as well as in Tokyo on Thursday to protest ...

U.S. Marine Corps troops, who began relocating from Japan's Okinawa to Guam late last year, will begin occupying barracks at ...