HEADLINES
Japan's Nagano police to hire ex-pro soccer player unde...
NAGANO -- The Nagano Prefectural Police force has selected the first successful ...
Takaichi, Trump planning meeting in US on Tues.: diplom...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese and U.S. governments are planning for Prime Minist...
Baseball: Murakami ends home run slump to lift White So...
CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Munetaka Murakami broke out of a slump with a three-run homer...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Autumn watermelon cu...
The cultivation of autumn watermelons is spreading in the city of Tomisato, Chib...
Japan police panel starts talks to allow more foreign s...
Japan's police agency on Wednesday launched an expert panel to consider allowing...
Smog hampers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires
A Japanese firefighting force sent to help tackle huge blazes in Indonesia is st...
Taiwan hands Japan $9.4 mil in public donations for Kum...
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday presented more than NT$300 million ($9.4 m...
Boat towed by North Korean cargo sinks off Japan's nort...
A boat carrying four crew members sank Thursday while being towed by a North Kor...
Kansai Electric shuts down Mihama reactor after trouble
Kansai Electric Power Co said Friday it has completed manually shutting down an ...
Asian Games return to Japan after 32 years amid soaring...
NAGOYA -- Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when th...
BOJ set to raise policy rate at 2-day meeting to counte...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate...
Japan ranks 117th among 145 economies in annual report ...
Japan was ranked 117th among 145 economies in an annual report on gender equalit...
Mickey, villains and costumed guests celebrate Hallowee...
URAYASU, Chiba -- A Halloween event kicked off at Tokyo Disney Resort here on Se...
Foreign visitors to Japan in August fall 9.6% to 3.10 m...
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August fell 9.6 percent from a year e...
Tokyo to repaint streets over rule that makes it imposs...
A few months back, Japan made some sweeping changes to bicycle laws, introducing...
Typhoon could approach Japan during 5-day holiday period
Japan could see the approach of a typhoon during a five-day holiday period start...
