KITAKYUSHU -- A manga based on the firsthand account of a former member of the "Nadeshiko unit," consisting of schoolgirls ...

A total of 85.5% of local governments across Japan have not assessed demand for the adult guardianship system in their ...

The government plans to raise the bar for granting permanent residency to foreigners by requiring incomes higher than the ...

A recent social media post by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lamenting her chronic sleep deprivation and demanding workload ...

A Japanese volunteer soldier who lost his left leg fighting Russian forces in Ukraine says foreign recruits were often sent i ...

Japan's consumers are moving away from leather shoes. Or so it is said. Office attire is becoming more casual, and the ...

A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin's famed Pride festival on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least ...

Ukrainian dynamo Aonishiki captured his third top-division title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, winning a ...

UNESCO decided Sunday to add a group of ancient sites in Nara Prefecture that show the formation of Japan's centralized ...

France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday ...

Now China is increasingly looking to dominate AI abroad, too. At a flagship technology summit in Shanghai, Chinese President ...

A Western-style mansion that still evokes the atmosphere of Japan's Taisho era (1912-1926) stands on a prime site in central ...