Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday. The ...

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

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 ...

Concentrations of PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in groundwater and river water exceeded Japan's provisional ...

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 ...

A United States Marine stationed in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture has been charged with the rape of a Japanese civilian woman and the assault of another woman who tried to intervene, according to ...

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan are under investigation for alleged rapes, police say, the latest in a string of assault ...