UPDATES
Central Japan city adopts academic check proposed by ma...
ITO, Shizuoka -- The mayor of this central Japan city revealed Sept. 29 that, at...
Foreigners in Japan with skilled visa hits record high
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's immigration agency said Tuesday that the number of fore...
US says Japan still not doing enough to combat human tr...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan has been making "significant efforts" toward meeting...
Editorial: Statistical accuracy vital in tackling chall...
The national census, conducted every five years, is underway in Japan. It provid...
Sapporo urges caution after spate of bear sightings nea...
SAPPORO -- Repeated sightings of brown bears near a residential area in this nor...
Driver killed, 9 kindergarten children injured in car c...
A van carrying kindergartners on Monday crashed into a residential property in C...
What to watch during MLB's best-of-three Wild Card Seri...
PHOENIX (AP) -- Major League Baseball's postseason has delivered some spicy matc...
Japan expresses regret as UN sanctions on Iran reimposed
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Sunday expressed regret as U.N. sanctions over Iran's ...
Demolition site fire burns at Tokyo's Haneda airport, f...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A fire broke out Monday at a demolition site near Tokyo's Haned...
Osaka expo visitors reach 22.21 million, surpassing 200...
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The number of general visitors to the ongoing World Exposition ...
Driver killed, 9 kindergartners injured in car crash ne...
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A van carrying kindergartners on Monday crashed into a r...
Sumo: Autumn champion Onosato says win as yokozuna 'fee...
AMI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament champion Onosato on Monday sa...
Vietnam evacuates thousands and shuts airports as Typho...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam evacuated thousands of people from its central an...
Parents arrested over 2-yr-old girl's death in west Jap...
WAKAYAMA -- A couple accused of abusing and causing the death of their malnouris...
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wo...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukrai...
Easy Japanese news in translation: 400-year-old autumn ...
The "Okuma Kabuto Festival," an autumn event with a history of about 400 years, ...
