Japan's estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a new record low, government data showed Sunday, ...

The Kusatsu Shukuba Festival, depicting the liveliness of the past, was held in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, on ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of ...

Japan was likely the fourth-largest official development assistance provider last year among members of the Organization for ...

A surge in the number of inbound tourists has led to unprecedented congestion at immigration control at Narita Airport here, ...

Public education has long underpinned the foundations of Japanese society. Yet today, exhaustion among teachers who directly ...

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Japanese boxing star Naoya Inoue overcame a gutsy performance by American Ramon Cardenas to retain the undisputed super ...

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Aerial acrobatics and ground attractions drew some 130,000 people, according to organizers, to the annual Friendship Day ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Sri Lankan Deputy Defense Minister Aruna Jayasekara agreed Sunday to strengthen ...

The finance chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea warned Sunday of the ...