Disinformation and slander posted by conservatives and leftists in South Korea are rampant on social media ahead of the June ...

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has established a liaison council of both the public and private sectors to ...

As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, the sound of a shamisen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he had not expected U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in the ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped more than 1% on Monday, weighed down by a stronger yen that pressured exporters, while ...

A carpet of pale blue nemophila flowers has reached peak bloom, delighting visitors to the Hitachi Seaside Park in ...

Calls are growing for a review of the system that allows the judgment of private citizens to bring a mandatory indictment in cases in which prosecutors had decided not to indict. This is occurring ...

It may be possible that a new infectious disease may be lurking within the symptoms of the common cold that everyone has ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will visit Washington from Tuesday through Sunday to attend the G20 finance leaders’ ...

More and more university students are teaching children with foreign roots the Japanese language, and working to create ...

An event celebrating the blossoming of cherry trees is being held at Gappo Park in Aomori Prefecture through April 29.