Due to warm air flowing in from the south, downtown Tokyo recorded 30.3 C just after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the ...

The plan for Japan to invest $550 billion (about ¥87 trillion) in the United States, created jointly by the Japanese and U.S. governments, is making steady progress. It is important for the Japanese ...

The Japan Coast Guard did not attend the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum (NPCGF), which was held in Russia from late September to early October, due to the deterioration of Japan-Russia relations and ...

A probe embodying the pinnacle of Japan’s space technology is heading for Mars. Will it lead to such achievements as unraveling the mysteries of the planet or discovering traces of life? It is hoped ...

Koyo Iwabuchi achieved a long-sought goal Tuesday by capturing the gold medal in the table tennis men’s singles class 9 in the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, defeating Zhao Yiqing of China in ...

A local nonprofit organization in Tsuruta, Aomori Prefecture, dedicated to spreading positivity and humor to those who are bald or experiencing hair loss, held its annual humorous event last month to ...

The Empress Emerita turned 92 on Tuesday, enjoying a peaceful life with her husband, the Emperor Emeritus, also 92.

The Kuju Range in Oita Prefecture, known as the ‘roof of Kyushu,’ has entered its autumn foliage season, delighting hikers. Trees such as Japanese enkianthus and maple have painted the mountainsides ...

Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers aims to use the posting system to move to Major League Baseball this offseason, the team announced its approval on Monday.

Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mission intended to become the first to collect samples from the small rocky body and return them to Earth for ...

Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November’s US midterm elections, senior officials say, while fears of renewed military action and ...

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to begin providing support in fiscal 2027 to drug makers for them to manage ...