Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mission intended to become the first to collect samples from the small rocky body and return them to Earth for ...
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to begin providing support in fiscal 2027 to drug makers for them to manage ...
Few fields capture the pioneering spirit of humankind like space, and few show as clearly what partners can achieve together. Japan, Germany and France are leaders in this field. Last month, our two ...
Giant pumpkins appeared at Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome in Koto Ward, Tokyo, ahead of Halloween on Oct. 31, delighting visitors who enjoyed rolling the pumpkins around and took commemorative ...
Typhoon Champi, also known as Typhoon No. 30, is forecast to approach the south of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Cosmos flowers are seen in full bloom against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji on Sunday. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 13:03 JST, October 19, 2026. FUJI, Shizuoka — Cosmos f ...
The Supreme Court has decided to allow courts in Tokyo and three other prefectures to start issuing arrest warrants and other orders online from this fiscal year. The measure coincides with the ...
The Justice Ministry will launch a pilot program next fiscal year to provide specialized treatment for prison inmates with severe behavioral disorders that cause them to harm themselves or others.
Ahead of the anniversary of the death of Saigo Takamori, a leading figure in the Meiji Restoration, volunteers spruced up the area around a statue of the samurai in Kagoshima City on Sept. 18.
It goes without saying that should an enemy launch a missile attack against Japan, Japan must be able to strike back at the enemy’s launch site, but there are many challenges to realizing this ...
President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with thousands arrested and shops looted or damaged after protests over ...
A fire festival commemorating the triumphant return of the Murakami pirates, who were active in the Seto Inland Sea during the Sengoku period (from mid-15th century to late 16th century), was held in ...