TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters on Oct. 3 that he must "sincerely accept" the fact that approval ...

The parents of a Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) member who killed himself in 2015 due to harassment by an instructor have ...

The governor of Ibaraki Prefecture stressed the need to discuss the impact of prefectural high schools' numbered names on Oct ...

A wage hike alone is not enough to secure workers for Japan's education system. Further strategies to lower their workloads ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Friday approved a draft ordinance to prevent customers from abusing workers in a first for ...

The transport ministry said it will check Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan for unexploded bombs from World War II after ...

A crane game called "grape catcher" is gaining attention at a tourist farm in the city of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture. The ...

Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday as energy-related shares were boosted by surging oil prices, but advances were limited amid ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday promised to restore trust in politics following a series of scandals and tried to ...

More dialysis patients become bedridden after receiving the treatment for 30 years or longer, a study conducted by a group of ...

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. launched a 264,000-yen (roughly $1,800) leather motorcycle jacket on Oct. 1 as luxury goods made in ...

An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island of Capri more than 60 ...