Naruhito's grandfather, Hirohito, known posthumously as the Emperor Showa, was treated as a god but renounced his divine ...

Japan plans to raise several travel-related fees and taxes, part of an effort to modernize systems and fund public programs.

The season for autumn foliage has arrived across Japan, bringing with it an increase in hikers, but the deepening threat of ...

Municipalities across Japan offer online and phone assistance in multiple languages. Here’s an updated list of services related to general living, natural disasters, and the coronavirus. Please check ...

More than 25% of respondents in Japan saw or heard false news or information during natural disasters, a Japanese Red Cross Society survey has found. The organization, which announced the findings in ...

Japanese police on Monday renewed calls for information about a French woman who went missing six years ago during a trip to a tourist spot north of Tokyo. The brother of Tiphaine Veron, meanwhile, ...

An electric scooter service provider in Japan will make it mandatory for users to allow police to share information on ...

Japanese online stationery retailer Askul Corp says it has confirmed the leakage of private information such as customers' names and email addresses following a cyberattack that severely disrupted its ...

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as ...

In March 2022, a tight supply and demand warning was announced within the jurisdiction of TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power, and in June 2022, the Japanese government requested power saving nationwide, ...

Many Vietnamese residents are facing language barriers concerning the COVID-19 vaccine program, prompting calls for simpler Japanese in notifications and instructions that non-Japanese speakers can ...

TOKYO -- Users' personal information on the Japanese free messaging app Line has been accessible by an affiliate firm's engineers in China since August 2018, it was revealed on March 17. Line Corp.