The Defense Ministry is set to request about ¥8.9 trillion for fiscal 2027, a record-high budget that will cover the ...

A record 230,405 students with disabilities took supplementary classes while enrolled in regular classes at elementary, junior high and high schools over the 2024 academic year, the Education, Culture ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) established this month a dedicated team for yen-denominated loans within its department responsible for Africa.

Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen” (“Kingdom: The Clash of Souls”), the fifth installment of a blockbuster film series based on the popular manga “Kingdom,” is now showing in theaters.

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, Japan said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an ...

Four male workers were struck by a limited express train on the premises of Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, at around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. All were ...

The sharp, thrilling sound of Max Roach’s drums and the powerful singing voice of Abbey Lincoln mark the beginning of the documentary film “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat,” which in early August opened ...

In urban areas covered in concrete, rainwater cannot seep into the soil. Usually, it is treated and discharged into rivers via the sewer system, but the system was unable to handle the volume of ...

Recovery efforts were gaining speed in Chiba Prefecture as Thursday marked one week since record rain struck the area, killing 13 people and flooding more than 2,700 houses.

It is good news that the protracted negotiations over catch quotas for bluefin tuna have led to a decision in line with Japan’s requests. It is hoped that Japan will engage in thorough further ...

The government plans to further lift economic sanctions on Syria as soon as next month, following last year’s partial lifting of sanctions, government sources said.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which has viewed the International Criminal Court with hostility and been putting increasing pressure on the court, has finally taken the step of imposing ...