Over 100 years ago in Japan, a shortage of rice and a steep rise in its price caused a great uproar for about a month. This ...

University of Tokyo Prof. Ryo Sahashi in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun urged Japan to prepare for the worst in regard ...

Princess Akiko, Princess Yoko and Princess Tsuguko, the great-granddaughters of Emperor Taisho, have leveraged their unique ...

Israel has signed the Abraham Accords, brokered by the first Trump administration, with four Arab nations, including with the ...

By Kenneth Valencich / The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] Art Sanctuary Allan West is a studio and gallery in Taito Ward, Tokyo, filled with beautiful and vibrant nihonga paintings. Allan West ...

The Diet enacted a bill on Friday to allow the government to take proactive steps to prevent serious cyberattacks..

The combined net profit of three major Japanese banking groups in fiscal 2024 grew 25.3% from the previous year to ¥3,926..3 ...

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics ...

An unidentified body was found on the roof of a train at JR Tokamachi Station in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday, ...

Japan’s inflation-adjusted real gross domestic product shrank 0.2% in January-March 2025 from the previous quarter after ...

Imported rice is gaining popularity in Japan amid soaring prices of domestic rice, with the retail and restaurant industries ...

The man indicted over the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to admit his intent to kill at the Nara ...