Only nine of Japan’s 47 prefectures have had population increases since 2015, a demographic trend that will lead to a significant reapportionment of Lower House seats, according to preliminary ...

Thirty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural governments back revising a pact governing the US forces in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

After the slowdown of the pandemic years (and smart working), the number of arrivals in 2024 from other prefectures returned ...

Annual average AVSL (age-adjusted value of statistical life) and variation of premature deaths attributable to PM2.5 among ...

Public health officials in Japan have reported a slight rise in ... Figures have exceeded the warning level in 40 of the country's 47 prefectures. According to the National Institute of Infectious ...

Revised figures for November showed that stays by foreign visitors increased from the previous year in 43 of Japan's 47 prefectures. Tottori in western Japan saw the highest growth rate at 117 ...