TOKYO -- Smugglers are targeting Japan as a destination for cocaine, according to police. "It is no exaggeration to call it a ...

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem Pillay on Tuesday condemned the recent U.S. sanctions on the International ...

Three in 10 households in Japan raising young children are dissatisfied with their mealtime environment, according to a ...

Kofu, capital of Yamanashi Prefecture, ranked 12th among municipalities across Japan in hometown tax donations in 2025.

Japan's House of Representatives has declined to disclose records of closed-door talks that produced a parliamentary ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday she "will not hesitate" to dismiss farm minister Kazuo ...

A Japanese journalist suspected of spying has been arrested on Russia's Sakhalin Island, the top Russian domestic security ...

Oita Prefecture in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, will begin collecting its new lodging tax from stays on June 1, 2027, Gov.

The mayor of this city east of Japan's capital gave an incorrect explanation at a news conference concerning the city's ...

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking a major increase in the budget for the Cabinet Public ...

Yusuke Takahashi, representative and creative director of CFCL, won the grand prize in the 2026 Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix, ...

The Japanese government is considering resuming intake of foreign meal preparation workers for medical and welfare facilities ...