The Government of Japan has been promoting startups to boost innovation and growth, and the pool of potential unicorns, those ...

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

On Feb. 3, 1945, a month-long urban warfare battle between Japanese and American forces began in Manila, which was under ...

The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...

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In the final days of World War II, an American soldier named Joseph "Benny" Kasser found an abandoned Japanese sword on a ...

The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced in December that it will subsidize efforts by Honda and Toyota Motor to increase their production capacity for fuel cells that convert ...

The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that will dispatch relief ...

The Self-Defense Forces have made efforts to strengthen cooperation with local governments in preparation for a major ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

Hoshino Resorts Inc. plans to build an accommodation facility off Tomonoura Bay, a picturesque locale features in the ...