Blue Box’s eighth episode is set to air on November 28, 2024. Following the current pattern, new episodes will be released ...

Although Tateyama Castle was demolished at the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867) when Japan came under unified rule of the Tokugawa shogun, it was rebuilt in 1982. The reconstruction was based ...

The gingko trees lining Heiwa Street in downtown Toyama City are starting to turn yellow, signaling the arrival of autumn.

Yet, traditional gender roles and male favoritism persist in modern-day Japan. In the global gender gap index, Japan ranked 118th out of 146 nations covered in 2024, placing the East Asian country ...

Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls, setting the stage for a minority ...

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Yoshihiko Noda, center, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, attends a special parliamentary session of the lower house for parliamentary voting for a new ...

Japan's government intends to submit the plan, including bills to support the mass production of next-generation chips, to the next parliament session, according to a draft of the plan seen by ...

By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Despite leading his party to big losses in a snap general election last month, Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, won a vote in ...

As a destination, Japan has never been so popular. Between January and September, international visitors totaled 26.88 million, surpassing the total number who arrived in 2023 and making it likely ...

Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity that goes beyond cinematic spectacle. He will now navigate hostilities ...

When is the best time to visit Japan? When is the best time to visit Tokyo? You have decided you want to travel to Japan - great! But now comes the hard part: planning. Everyone says to visit during ...

Japan said it stepped into the foreign exchange market twice last quarter, as speculation grows that more moves may be brewing given the recent bout of renewed yen weakness. The Finance Ministry ...