The personnel shortage in Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) is severe. Not just temporary fixes but fundamental measures are ...

As the July 20 House of Councillors election approaches in Japan, political parties are fervently arguing for regulations on ...

Former ozeki Mitakeumi took an unexpected outright lead Friday with his sixth straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo ...

The family of a bullied former student of an elementary school affiliated with a university in east Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture was repeatedly ...

A man who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student was ...

Despite this, human errors leading to double-voting due to insufficient checks of the electoral roll have occurred. On July 9 in the city of Kitakyushu, a double-voting case occurred due to a staff ...

Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder that causes a ...

In just three days, 10 million yen (about $67,000) was raised through a crowdfunding campaign to relocate a rare ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Friday as many investors refrained from buying amid a cautious mood ahead of this weekend's House of ...

Ishiba, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party, has intensified his rhetoric on issues appealing to conservatives, a core LDP ...

Lavender are now at their best at Kuju Flower Park in the city of Taketa, Oita Prefecture. The highland area, located at an ...