Police in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 21-year-old flatmate. According to police, Jo Saito, a company employee, is accused of ...

The number of applications for public assistance in Japan reached 255,897 in 2024, according to preliminary figures. This ...

The author of “Convenience Store Woman” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as science fiction.

We cannot be naive and we really have to work together to assess what is happening,’ says NATO secretary-general - Anadolu ...

This incredible theme park is so vast it even has its own Venice inside it, with canals and boat tours available to visitors.

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will begin a test run this autumn of facial recognition ticket gates to allow passengers to walk through without needing to stop or use physical tickets.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- French football club Reims said Friday they will play two friendly matches in Japan this summer.

The 25 percent tariffs take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on foreign-made cars and light trucks, with automobile parts to be hit no later than May 3, according to a Federal Register notice.

While the first boom was led by urban municipalities such as Yokohama and Chiba Prefecture, the second boom shifted the leading role to rural areas, with 34 of the 40 agreements concluded by ...

Acclaimed DJ, radio host, and broadcaster Peter Barakan chats about his life in Tokyo, from studying Japanese at SOAS to presenting cult programmes Japanology Plus and Barakan Beat.

Element25 (ASX:E25,OTCQX:ELMTF) said on Wednesday (April 2) that it has finished a scoping study for its planned Tokyo Bay ...

In an exhilarating turn of events, Naota Uezato has made history as he clinched his first victory as a rookie jockey from Okinawa. This momentous achievement came after his 31st race, marking a ...