The education ministry on April 10 tasked an expert advisory panel to look into establishing a new teaching system that can ...

Cherry blossom season is ending in Tokyo, with people enjoying one last opportunity to savor the fleeting beauty of the sakura in bloom.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause in his “reciprocal tariffs” was the latest twist in a period of uncertainty for many ...

A preview of the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 on April 9 days before its opening showed a number of contrasting exhibits that ...

I once listened to an Australian scholar, fluent in Japanese, speak passionately about the beauty of the word “sakura-fubuki” ...

The expected heavy flow of travelers during the Golden Week period from late April to early May is expected to be slightly down this year due to the fewer consecutive holidays and inflation boosting ...

When Donald Trump offered some financial advice Wednesday morning, stocks were wavering between gains and losses.

Tokyo and Washington went to great pains in 1996 to conceal the existence of a CIA office in Tokyo, saying that the news ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is clearly a stickler when it comes to image, but he seems to be ignoring that quality in a ...

BEIJING–Three Japanese hairdressers were detained by Chinese authorities here on April 8 on suspicion of working illegally, ...

About 3,200 rice growers and dairy farmers, some driving tractors, held a protest in downtown Tokyo on March 30, demanding ...

Hokkaido, already known as the “kingdom of dairy farming,” has earned a new accolade for its beef. According to the central ...