At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, the draft budget with 13,943.3 billion yen in ...

The ruling coalition and opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed to raise the minimum annual income level that is ...

It's impossible to say when the series of seismic activities will end,' said the chairperson of the Earthquake Research ...

Mainly wooden debris from dismantled buildings was loaded on a ship at Nanao City on Tuesday. It is the prefecture's fourth ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will urge a working group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party 'to increase the ...

The proposal totals approximately 13.9 trillion yen (about $92.5 billion) in the general account, exceeding last year's supplementary budget, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting national broadcaster ...

The Chiba prefectural police on Sunday arrested a 45-year-old man from Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, for allegedly assaulting ...

Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the ...

Japan's Empress Masako turned 61 on Monday. She issued a statement, saying 2024 began in a deeply painful manner due to a ...

Staff members and students at a standup paddleboarding (SUP) school in this central Japan town recently dressed up in Santa Claus ...

A fireworks display was held on Friday in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, to cheer up the victims of the Noto Peninsula ...