In 2007, Fukuda succeeded Shinzo Abe, who had abruptly resigned as prime minister, becoming Japan's 91st leader. His appointment marked the first time in the country's constitutional history that both ...

A commemorative ceremony was held in Kobe on October 24 to mark the approaching 100th anniversary of the "Kobe Wall," a historic structure that survived both the devastating 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji ...

Asuka Village in Nara Prefecture is introducing new measures to control rising visitor numbers following the July 2026 World ...

TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average extended its decline for a third consecutive trading session on Monday, October 26, ...

In Japan, excessive overtime work could lead to a presumed cause of death. Lots of workers have logged very high overtime ...

Don Quijote, operated by Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), is making food a central part of its expansion strategy, ...

Artificial intelligence has demonstrated greater accuracy than conventional supercomputer models in predicting the path of ...

Central Japan Railway (JR Central), which is developing the maglev line, organized the special event at the construction site ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked the first anniversary of her administration on October 21 with approval ratings still ...

Japan has chosen a small, irregularly shaped moon orbiting Mars rather than the planet itself for its latest space ...

The view is partly hidden by a reflection: a sleeve, the edge of a seat, and a faint strip of light inside a train. Outside, ...

OSAKA - Japan's growing number of abandoned homes is creating serious safety hazards for residents and leaving local governments struggling to respond, with some properties having dozens of legal ...