Around 80 percent of teachers in Japanese language classes offered by local governments are volunteers, a national survey ...

A police officer accidentally fired a pistol inside a vehicle parked near the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, police ...

Members of a family who run a formerly Michelin-starred restaurant in western Japan were arrested Monday for ignoring an ...

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Women's shogi player Ichiyo Shimizu, who holds a seventh-dan ranking in the game, has been appointed as the new president of ...

A veterinarian in Mie Prefecture who treated cats infected with an ixodid tick-borne disease has died from the same illness, ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Monday as exporter shares were bought on a weaker yen, with the U.S. dollar rising on the prospects of ...

Arabic coffee enjoyed in many Arab countries has flavors distinct from typical coffee consumed in Japan, and one Syrian-born ...

Answer: Yes, it will be the successor to the "Fugaku" supercomputer run by Riken, Japan's national research and development ...

Mudskippers are jumping repeatedly in the tidal flats of the city of Ogi, Saga Prefecture, facing the Ariake Sea. It is the ...

Japan has asked eight countries and regions to block its residents from accessing licensed online casino websites, a ...

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, boosted by exporter shares on a weaker yen, with the U.S. dollar climbing on prospects of ...