NHK has learned that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering revising a tax on hotel stays from a fixed amount to 3 ...

Suica and Pasmo are electronic money systems that can be used for train and bus rides, or to buy something at a convenience ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has won promotion to the second-highest rank of Ozeki. The Japan Sumo Association made the ...

Production of a traditional Japanese fermented sushi dish is in full swing in the central city of Kanazawa, ahead of the year ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has explained to business and labor leaders how her economic policies will help small ...

Russia launched a large-scale air strike on Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Foreign ...

A Ferris wheel in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, came to an emergency stop on Tuesday, leaving riders trapped in their ...

The United Nations is beginning the process of selecting its next secretary-general, and member states are being encouraged ...

A UN report has estimated it could cost more than 70 billion dollars to rebuild Gaza. It also says it may be decades before ...

Mito children participate in a storytelling project by using programming to animate the story of a Hiroshima bomb survivor ...

Soccer clubs from Japan and China faced off in a match held in the Chinese province of Sichuan on Tuesday. Police tightened security in light of an ongoing political row between the two countries. No ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump have held talks on the telephone, and topics included ...