Heavy rain fell across Kagawa Prefecture on Wednesday due to the influence of the autumn rain front. Evacuation orders had been issued for a total of approximately 96,000 households, comprising about ...

The academic achievement of Japanese children is high by international standards, but there are still several issues to be addressed. It is hoped that the government will work on improvements without ...

A giant diorama exhibit featuring model trains and a retro townscape was set up in Kofu on Aug. 23, attracting many families with children.

The Immigration Services Agency has decided to launch joint on-site inspections with ministries and other agencies this autumn as part of efforts to crack down harder on the illegal employment of ...

BANGKOK — Thailand will narrow the number of visa-exempted countries from the current 93 countries and regions to 60 and reduce the exemption period from 60 days to 30 on Tuesday. Japanese nationals ...

The United States and Canada are allies with deep economic ties that have, over many years, built a close relationship on the security front as well. If a trade war were to drag on, the damage would ...

Sarutahiko no Okami and his glorious frog take part in their first year of the Tachineputa Festival. The 23-meter-tall float is the latest of three such creations currently used in the festival that ...

Not content with already being the oldest person in history to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean, adventurer Kenichi Horie is gearing up to do it all again and break his record.

A fossilized cockroach preserved in “Iwaki amber” discovered 40 years ago in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, has been identified as a new genus and species from the dinosaur era and classified as a ...

Tokaido Shinkansen services were suspended between Okayama and Shizuoka stations for trains bound for Tokyo, and between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations for westbound trains at around 3:24 p.m. on ...

NAHA — The Okinawa gubernatorial election is expected to effectively be a one-on-one battle betwe ...

A landslide occurred at a construction site in Kawanehoncho, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday, trapping one worker.