The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in coordination with the ruling coalition, is considering stricter ...

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The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes ...

A new survey shows that men and women in Tokyo are spending more equal time on housework, childcare, and caregiving. The ...

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate from around 0.50 percent to around 0.75 percent, ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that Japan will seek to build constructive and stable relations with China ...

Participating local restaurants offer cards to diners who can exchange them for prizes depending on how many different kinds ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she has no time to consider dissolving the House of Representatives, ...

The Kabuki-themed film, directed by Lee Sang Il and released in June, has been shortlisted in the International Feature Film ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP) ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated Dec. 16 that she had reflected on her past Diet remarks on a potential Taiwan crisis, ...

Tokyo rose to second among 48 major cities worldwide in overall attractiveness for the first time after nine years in third ...