The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has stated in its campaign pledge for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election ...

Japan's private rice imports hit a record high of 96,779 tons in 2025, marking around a whopping 96-fold increase from the ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday, as some exporter shares climbed on a weaker yen against the U.S. dollar, while ...

False photos and videos about the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election are spreading online. The ease of creating sophisticated fake imag ...

In 2025, the number of inbound tourists to Japan reached approximately 42.68 million, surpassing 40 million for the first ...

The number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could be 2 million by spring, with ...

A government car was traveling at about 130 kilometers per hour when it allegedly caused a fatal multivehicle accident in Tokyo's bus ...

This northern Japan prefecture's status as having the nation's highest voter turnout is under threat, as snow and cold weather may affect ...

Japan's ruling camp, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party, is on course to secure a majority in ...

Residents and officials of a fire-ravaged area in this southwest Japan city have been left feeling overwhelmed and neglected ...

The number of travelers using Tokyo's Haneda airport for domestic and international flights surpassed 90 million for the first time i ...

In West Africa's Ivory Coast and Ghana, which have accounted for about two-thirds of global production, cacao bean harvests ...