President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a ...

Overdosing has long been a social problem, and the Kabukicho district in particular continues to witness serious cases. In ...

Emergency alerts issued in the event of earthquakes off the Pacific coast of central Japan are expected to experience delays ...

Tokyo stocks were mixed Wednesday morning, with the Nikkei index falling after its surge the previous day to a new record ...

Foreign nationals have increasingly become an issue of focus in Sunday's House of Representatives election, with parties rushing to e ...

While many politicians are calling for tighter regulations on foreign nationals living in Japan, an agricultural company here ...

The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, a celebration of snow and ice adding a vibrant touch to winter in Hokkaido, opened Feb. 4 across three venu ...

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry on Tuesday praised Chiharu Igaya, Japan's first Winter Games ...

When female politicians wear masks, it could put them at a disadvantage in elections. But the same is not the case for men.

Popular actors and sumo wrestlers marked the annual Setsubun ritual at a temple in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3 ...

IGA, Mie -- Ahead of "Ninja Day" on Feb. 22, the municipal headquarters here morphed into "Ninja City Hall" on Feb. 2. Until ...

Russia carried out a major overnight attack on Ukraine in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday was a broken commitmen ...