Cherry blossoms appeared on Thursday in central Tokyo, five days earlier than in the average year, the weather agency said.

The budget bill for the coming fiscal year has been passed in a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Japan.

A single photograph of a Yezo sika deer taken in north Japan has captured global attention. The shot, taken by a high school teacher living ...

A descendant of a Jewish family who fled to Japan from Lithuania during World War II using visas issued by a Japanese ...

A National Police Agency (NPA) report released on March 13 revealed that 1,507 people had their driver's licenses suspended in 2025 in Japan ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Thursday that the two countries will communicate closely to ensure vessels can safely transit the ...

Japan will allow people with outdated health insurance cards to receive treatment at reduced costs until the end of July, its ...

A special Mt. Fuji viewing train targeting foreign visitors began operation for a limited time in central Japan on Thursday ...

The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as developments in the Middle East complicate the ...

Japan's Cabinet on Thursday approved a legal revision aimed at enhancing economic security through measures such as ...

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