The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry on Friday eased rules for the release of government-stockpiled rice, which ...

The Yomiuri Giants were forced indoors by rain for the second straight year, but it didn’t dampen their spirits on the opening day of spring training camps for Japan pro baseball’s 12 teams on ...

Speed skater Miho Takagi waves to the crowd after notching her Japan-record 35th career World Cup victory by winning the women‘s 1,000 meters at a meet on Friday in Milwaukee, Wis. The 30-year-old ...

Firefighters resumed efforts to rescue a truck driver who fell into a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama ...

A short film about a young woman’s efforts to revitalize tourism in her home town, Tawarayama Onsen hot spring resort in ...

Two hostages arrived in Israel after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross on Saturday as part of the fourth round of hostage releases during the Gaza ceasefire deal. Dozens of Palestinian prisoners ...

A karaoke contest was the highlight of an event held in Osaka to encourage exchanges and interactions between foreign nationals working in Japan.

Many railroad fans recently came to Izumo to say goodbye to a pair of Ichibata Electric Railway trains, once known as “Izumo ...

Breeding season has arrived for humpback whales, which means it is also time for them to migrate off the coast of Amami ...

Hyogo Prefectural Police Chief Toshiyuki Murai explained his decision to publicly refute false information circulating on ...

Representatives of ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to reach a consensus during the current Diet session on how to secure a sufficient number of Imperial family members.

It would be the desire of many of the people to maintain the Imperial family into the future. It is important to consider the ...