A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using i ...

As the number of inbound tourists to Japan skyrockets while the population shrinks, the country is seeing a revival of ...

Coordinators for international relations from around the world are responsible for international exchange activities across ...

Japan's education ministry plans to restrict living expenses support for doctoral students to Japanese nationals only, a ...

The former Russian Consulate in Hakodate, Hokkaido, built in 1908 by the Russian Empire and featured in the popular mang ...

Chusei Mannami hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double to give the Pacific League-leading Nippon Ham Fighters a 5-2 comeback win ...

The mayor and other officials of this eastern Japan city, known for its searing summer heat, got a taste of super spicy food ...

Japan executed a man convicted for the 2017 serial murders of nine people in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, a source close to the ...

The Nagoya District Court ordered a municipal assemblyman in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, to pay 170,000 yen (about $1,180) in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump recently justified his country's attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran by likening them to the ...

Kenshi Nakanishi, 26, has Down syndrome. He is helping visitors from other countries in English at Expo 2025 in Osaka.

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