The government is establishing a system to quickly dispatch Disaster Welfare Assistance Teams, or DWATs, to disaster-hit ...

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a “masakaki” ritual tree offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday for its spring festival, which began the ...

People walk among Iceland poppies in Shinrin Park in Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture. The flowers in orange, yellow, white and other hues have reached their peak for viewing at the park, which is also ...

Concerns about the future of the global economy are growing due to the situation around Iran. Despite this, the United States has demonstrated an attitude of disregarding the Group of 20 (G20) ...

The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s 23 special wards in fiscal 2025 hit a record high of ¥137.84 million , reflecting rising construction costs and supply shortages, ...

Two Chinese Navy vessels — a destroyer and a frigate — passed between Amami Oshima Island and Yokoatejima Island, both in Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sunday, moving from the East China Sea into the ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday as optimism grew from reports that Tehran is considering attending peace talks ...

Max Muncy went 4 for 4 with two homers and scored four times as the Los Angeles Dodgers hit five longballs to back Justin Wrobleski in a 12-3 victory Monday night over the Colorado Rockies.

Hoshino Resorts unveiled to the press on Monday the Nara Prison Museum by Hoshino Resorts, a facility using the city’s former ...

The air traffic control system at Haneda Airport malfunctioned at around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, temporarily halting takeoffs for all domestic and international flights.

Immediately after the earthquake that hit the Tohoku region on Monday afternoon, there were disruptions in Tokyo, including elevators coming to an emergency stop.

Singer D4vd pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive ...