Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on ...

Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

(Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government started a process Friday to compensate victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law ...

The fires continue to burn, and the full extent of the damage is still unknown. These latest photos show what's left of places thousands of people call home: What caused the massive blaze in ...

The Programme for Government is a 160-page document which lays out the vision of the incoming government for the next five years. It is a detailed and comprehensive plan, with a focus on a number ...

On Aug. 8, 2024, the Japanese government issued a Nankai Trough quake advisory following an M7.1 quake that occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, the first since the system's implementation ...

Or, is this an attachment for something else, yet to be revealed? Only time will tell. Image credit: Nintendo Next up, a look at Switch 2's kick stand, which folds out from the rear of the console ...

Councillor Nadine Peatfield started the engine on what could be a “major change” in how local Government is organised in Derby and beyond when speaking at a full council meeting on Wednesday ...

The government has recommitted to a 51 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and to publish an annual climate plan. On retrofitting, the programme for ...

The Scottish government claimed Westminster's decision was expected to cause a funding cut to Holyrood of up to £160m in 2024-25. Image: Joanna Cherry is a former SNP MP. File pic: PA Ms Cherry ...