Of the 125 seats at stake in this House of Councillors election, 32 are being contested in constituencies with only one seat ...

To help tourists enjoy the rainy season, the Risonare Yatsugatake resort hotel in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, has been ...

A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday is believed to have been attacked by a bear, ...

Leaders and other senior members of both ruling and opposition parties appealed for voters’ support in speeches across the ...

The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63.

Part of an iconic residential capsule building in Tokyo’s Ginza district that was demolished in 2022 will be exhibited at the ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency stressed Thursday that rumors on social media about a possible major earthquake are “not ...

Japan Day at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was held on Thursday, one of many National Day during which each participating ...

A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacuate departed Friday morning ...

People look at colorful decorations on Friday during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture ...

At least 60 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have hit areas around the Tokara ...

The Yomiuri ShimbunPrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about a series of earthquakes around the Tokara Islands ...