In an effort to prevent forcefully luring customers to an establishment, known as kyaku-hiki, in entertainment districts, the Mito city government has introduced a system that uses artificial ...

Heavy snow and strong winds swept across Japan on Sunday due to a winter pressure pattern, leading to a series of flight cancellations.

Another tourist hot spot is the Nikobuchi plunge pool, located upstream along the Niyodo River, which runs through Kochi Prefecture. The pool, at the base of a waterfall deep in the mountains, is ...

In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also serves as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, began on Friday considering dissolving the House of Representatives at the start of the ordinary ...

The government plans to present the goal of enhancing defense capabilities in the Pacific Ocean as one of the pillars of the three security documents to be revised this year, according to government ...

A gelato flavor designed by elementary school students using sweet potatoes grown locally in western Tokyo has become the most popular item on the menu at a local gelato shop.

Many members of opposition parties were caught off guard by news of a dissolution of the House of Representatives at the start of the ordinary Diet session, scheduled to be convened Jan. 23.

Now that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has begun considering dissolving the House of Representatives at the start of the ordinary Diet session scheduled to be convened on Jan. 23, the ruling and ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] If medications with low efficacy are continued aimlessly or unnecessary medical tests are repeatedly conducted, that leads to wasteful medical spending. Doing so ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] Although national budgets tend to be rigid, Japan’s defense spending has seen a 70% increase over the past four years, surpassing ¥9 trillion for the first time.

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any U.S. intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years, according to three Israeli sources with ...