Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Kumagawa Railroad Co., a public-private railway operator in the ...

The proportion of this age group in Japan's overall population rose 0.2 percentage point to a record high of 29.6 pct. This ...

During the same 10-year period, there were 59 wheelchair accidents involving elderly people, including 26 cases in which ...

Manila, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Economy ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed at a meeting in Manila on Sunday to begin a study on expanding the Japan-ASEAN ...

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News; Japan Foreign Min. Draws Flak over Costumes Used in Antiterror Drill; Japan Foreign Min. Draws Flak over Costumes Used ...

Autumn in Japan brings crisp, clear skies, making it an ideal season for tsukimi, the tradition of admiring the moon. The fifteenth night of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is known as the ...

Autumn 2026 has shown the first signs in more than four years of a weakening of the yen’s value. Massive intervention in ...

The total number of passengers arriving or departing on international flights in Japan reached a record 114.4 million in 2025 ...

News; 1st Japan-Hosted Asian Games in 32 Years Officially Kick Off; 1st Japan-Hosted Asian Games in 32 Years Officially Kick ...

Regional and lesser-known sports that do not appear in the Olympics get their chance to shine at the Asian Games, including ...

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that he will visit New York from Sunday to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.