The parties aim to enact a bill to scrap the tax at an extraordinary session of parliament expected to be convened in autumn.

Kotoshoho's first Grand Sumo Tournament win in Nagoya on Sunday was perhaps even more surprising than early leader ...

The mercury hit the above-human temperature of 41.2 C in the city of Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, as authorities urged people to ...

The reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's plant is the 18th to gain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority since the ...

The amount of 2024 rice shipped from producers to major buyers dealing with farmers fell by 340,000 metric tons from the ...

Videos posted to social media provide some of the most detailed depictions yet of the sectarian bloodshed that erupted Syria ...

After a series of major scandals in recent years, Japan’s TV industry appears to be growing more sensitive to issues of ...

The United States said Tuesday that it aims to complete a review of its AUKUS security partnership with Britain and Australia ...

The tiny island in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, leading ...

Emperor Naruhito thanked Micronesian President Wesley Simina for visiting Fukushima Prefecture in March to observe the ...

Analysts warn that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may resort to populist spending to shore up support for his weakened ...

The guidelines prohibit companies like Google and Apple from using data obtained through their operating systems to develop ...