NAHA -- This Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, marks the 30th anniversary since the "Cornerstone of Peace" monument was erected ...

JAPAN has executed the man who brutally murdered eight women and one man – aged between 15 and 26 – after luring them to his ...

As Japan continues to struggle with rice shortages and rising prices, it wastes up to 4 tons of the grain every day—and ...

The mayor of the city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture announced on June 16 that he was issued a ticket while driving, and ...

At a general meeting of shareholders in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, Toyota Industries President Koichi Ito defended the plans, saying that "the purchase price fully reflects our ...

MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Runa Hoshiyama is starting to ask questions that her mother is reluctant to fully answer. Many of the girl’s queries are directly related to events that ...

The city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture is famous for its production of melons. ... Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children.

Japan's agriculture ministry says that sales of stockpiled rice will widen to stores ... The ministry said on Thursday that sales of the grain had begun at 3,731 retailers in all but one prefecture.

Along the Nikaki River in the city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, known as the . ... Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children.

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