Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as semiconductor-related heavyweights declined after a drop in South Korea’s ...

Soil mounds at risk of collapse are still being created across the country. This year has seen a series of typhoons approaching Japan. Measures must be taken urgently so that residents’ safety is not ...

The trend of young people these days choosing not to study abroad is growing. The weak yen and the fact that job-hunting season is starting earlier are said to be contributing factors. The appeals of ...

The Chinese military’s announcement Monday that it had successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) into international waters in the Pacific marks another step in Chinese ...

Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki formally announced his intention on Tuesday to approve the start of construction on the Shizuoka section of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line where construction had ...

The JR West QR2-Day Pass offers travelers unlimited rides on non-reserved seats for two consecutive days aboard new rapid services, rapid services and local trains within the free-travel zone of the ...

The English e-book edition of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s memoir will go on sale on Wednesday. “Shinzo Abe: A Memoir,” published by Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc., reflects on his long tenure in office ...

Amid ongoing tension between the ruling and opposition parties in the Diet, opposition parties agreed to resume deliberations on bills in the House of Councillors on Tuesday, after Prime Minister ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Ibaraki Prefectural Police headquarters The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault for allegedly sewing her ...

Russia hammered Kyiv and the surrounding region with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least 28 people and exposing Ukraine’s critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defence interceptors, ...

The government has begun discussions on newly designating hub hospitals to treat patients with Ebola and other severely ill cases of people with Category I Infectious Diseases.

Artist Yoichi Hatakenaka, who was suffered from the earthquake and torrential rains that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture in 2024, is holding an exhibition in Gifu City featuring works ...