Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

Wedding halls across the country continue to struggle even after the passing of the coronavirus pandemic, during which people ...

While the local economy has been boosted by the full-scale launch of operations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first Japan plant a year ago, residents remain concerned about its impact on ...

Japan reveals a different side of itself with each season, from cherry blossoms and summer festivals to autumn leaves and ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Police has sent papers on nine male officers to public prosecutors for alleged illegal gambling at ...

The prefectural police department of Hyogo, western Japan, has sent papers on nine male officers to public prosecutors for alleged illegal gambling at online casinos. On Monday, the police department ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japanese H3 rocket fails to put ...

With no clear sign of an end to the Bank of Japan's cycle of interest rate increases, economists are expecting more hikes next year to levels that could usher in a new phase of monetary policy. As ...

Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just officially confirmed a new anime release based ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 110 kilometers ...

The eldest son of a couple who were murdered in their home in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan 1, 2018, on Saturday appealed to the public to come forward with any information that might help ...

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Friday (December 12, 2025), the weather office said, days after an even larger tremor shook the region and injured at least 50. The ...