A woman in her 70s was attacked by a bear while working in an apple orchard in the Owasawa district of Hirosaki, Aomori ...

The government on Tuesday established an administrative office to serve as a command center for policies concerning foreign ...

The upcoming House of Councillors election has seen a number of errors in election administration by local governments. Elections are the foundation of democracy. Each local government must take the ...

A Shinto priest of Yasaka Shrine and a monk of Shinsen-en temple on Monday held a ritual to exchange holy water and pray for ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump failed to reach agreements with most countries and regions by the July 9 deadline it set for reviewing “reciprocal tariffs.” ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Japanese Red Cross Society in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in May The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] ...

The Osaka-Kansai Expo, in which 158 countries and regions are participating, has become a stage for diplomacy.

The Asuka III, NYK Line’s first new passenger ship in 34 years, is set to go into service on July 20, becoming part of a two-ship fleet for the company alongside the active Asuka II.

Japan’s Nikkei share average nudged higher on Tuesday, as gains in technology stocks were partially tempered by caution ahead ...

A million more children completed the critical three-dose vaccination against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus and whooping ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Monday to lead a new government ...

Amends number of deaths in same period last year to 114 (not 70) in paragraph 5 following revised ministry statement ...