Ruling and opposition parties are set to begin negotiations on revising the Political Funds Control Law as early as this week ...

Kotozakura managed to equal his famous grandfather in one aspect, an eerie coincidence in terms of the timing of his first ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed willingness to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in his address ...

Production of karasumi, a delicacy made by salting and sun-drying mullet roe, has hit its peak season in Owase, Mie ...

As mornings and evenings gradually turn cooler, it becomes the time of year we crave hot dishes. Yumiko Kozumi, a culinary ...

The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with ...

An event to recreate Taga Castle’s government office via 3D hologram projection kicked off Saturday in Tagajo, Miyagi ...

The catch of sandfish during September through June’s fishing season next year is expected to be around 100 tons, down about ...

A surging number of fans of Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani are going on a kind of “pilgrimage” to Iwate Prefecture ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the ...

Seaweed is an essential ingredient in classic Japanese dishes, such as miso soup and simmered vegetables. In the past, some ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Iwate and Aomori prefectures at 8:22 a.m. on Sunday. Its epicenter was in the sea near Iwate ...