The labor ministry has begun considering revising legislation to regulate operators of employment businesses for people with ...

The government will launch more substantial surveys and research next fiscal year to assess the emergency shelter situation ...

Department stores have kicked off the battle to sell osechi dishes for New Year’s. To stimulate consumer spending, they are offering products that cater to the trend toward personal serving sizes, and ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Aegis-equipped destroyer Chokai returned to its home port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sunday, after modification work the United States made it the first ...

Prolonged turmoil is inevitable in the Middle East, on which Japan has been reliant for most of its crude oil imports. To ensure stable growth in the Japanese economy, the nation needs to strengthen ...

Efforts are underway to form industrial clusters that harness a region’s advanced technologies and local resources, in line with the “Strategy for the Future of Regions” approved by the government in ...

An established Wajima-nuri lacquerware company in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, has created a replica of a lacquerware box cherished by French Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-93).

All evacuation orders that were issued in many areas of Fukui Prefecture due to the record heavy rain from Saturday to Sunday were all lifted by 9 a.m. on Monday.

A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for corruption charges.

A special show featuring 800 small drones was held at Odaiba Seaside Park in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday and Sunday, which displayed a message of support to people affected by the Kumamoto ...

A drone delivered supplies on Sunday to a district in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, that was cut off after record rainfall struck Toyama and neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture. In Ishikawa Prefecture, all ...

The city of Daito in Osaka Prefecture launched an initiative to present graves in the model of large keyhole-shaped tomb mounds as a thank-you gift for donations.