HEADLINES
Japan's lower house to add more women's restrooms
TOKYO -- In response to complaints from female lawmakers in Japan about a shorta...
Estimated 350,000 people in Japan have used cocaine: study
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Approximately 350,000 people in Japan between 15 to 64 are beli...
Bereaved South Koreans try AI-generated videos of decea...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacri...
Japan FY 2025 tax revenue likely topped 84 trillion yen...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2025 ended March is expected to ...
Japan LDP lawmaker backtracks after remarks on Princess...
TOKYO -- As objections mount from both ruling and opposition parties in Japan ov...
Editorial: Japanese flag desecration bill lacks basis, ...
A bill that would punish those who damage the Japanese national flag has passed ...
'My dream is broken': Japan visa rules put squeeze on f...
In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhatho...
Average land price in Japan rises 2.9% on redevelopment...
The average price of land in Japan rose 2.9 percent in 2026, climbing for the fi...
Japan triples departure tax to combat overtourism; visa...
The Japanese government on Wednesday tripled the departure tax to 3,000 yen per ...
Heavy rains expected over wide swath of Japan
Japan's weather agency on Thursday warned of heavy rains across a wide stretch o...
Japan's Tokushima Pref. bumps up bonuses for staff usin...
TOKUSHIMA -- The Tokushima Prefectural Government has begun increasing the "dili...
Japan's education ministry plans flexible curricula for...
TOKYO -- In response to the rising number of students refusing to attend school,...
10-year-old boy who went missing from school found dead...
The body of a 10-year-old boy who went missing after leaving a classroom at an e...
Mount Fuji climbing season opens with 2 trails, new fee...
Mount Fuji's climbing season commenced Wednesday as two of the four main hiking ...
Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in D...
(AP) -- President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Republicans will hold thei...
Over 1,000 applications received for forest burials in ...
KOBE -- In the first round of applications for use of a "forest burial cemetery"...
