All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives election. Partly due to surging prices for materials, prices in general have been ...

At least 92 militants were killed on Saturday battling Pakistan’s security forces in multiple cities across the southwestern ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the House of Representatives election campaign period to coordinate their views on China. The meetings were held ...

An Australian national has died in a hospital after being suspended in midair from a ski lift in Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday. The woman, 22, was found in cardiac ...

Criminal organizations whose members are connected via social media to make their activities difficult to track are diversifying their tactics even further. Police must employ all possible ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has been exerting an unprecedented level of pressure for interest rate cuts, jeopardizing the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

Byobu folding screens are a sure way to add elegance and glamour to any room. Although they are gradually disappearing from modern Japanese households, new types of folding screens are emerging, ...

The nation’s five major banks have increased base rate for a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage, setting them at 4.85%-5.67% per annum starting this month.

Spring training for all 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams officially kicked off across various locations on Sunday.

A winter festival featuring spectacular ice sculptures began at the Lake Shikotsu hot spring area in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The Chitose – Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival showcases about 30 ice ...

I’m a woman in my 50s working part-time. I live with my pensioner husband, who is in his 60s. My son, who is in his 30s and lives in a neighboring prefecture, is married and has a little child. He and ...

Korean Air plans to increase regular flights between Aomori and Seoul to five round trips a week during summer this year, the Aomori prefectural government said Friday.