Leading confectionery maker Lotte Co. purchased a 100-percent stake in Dari K Co., a purveyor of fine chocolate products ...

An air traffic control system failure on April 21 caused widespread delays and flight cancellations for Japan’s two largest carriers, All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co., disrupting travel ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government announced Sept. 14 that it plans to charge fees for rescues by its disaster-prevention helicopters starting in September 2027. The announcement came as Yamanashi ...

An ‌earthquake ⁠with ⁠a preliminary ⁠magnitude of 7.4 ‌struck ⁠off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday ⁠afternoon, the Japan ‌Meteorological ‌Agency said. It warned of a tsunami ⁠as ⁠high as 3 ...

Sanae Takaichi, who was re-elected prime minister in the Diet on Feb. 18, expressed strong determination to pursue revisions to the Constitution and the Imperial House Law, two long-standing goals of ...

The number of suicides in Japan in 2024 was the second lowest on record, but there was an increase in students and others between 15 and 29 who killed themselves, according to the health ministry.

The number of babies born in Japan in 2024 fell to a record low of 686,061, marking the first time the figure has dipped below 700,000 since statistic keeping began in 1899, the health ministry ...

Sanae Takaichi, a candidate for the ruling party’s presidency, said she confirmed her claim that foreign tourists have kicked deer at Nara Park, although local officials say they have no reports of ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ command-and-control, prompting calls from within the Japanese government for ...

Japan will invest to increase crude oil production in Alaska as part of the $550 billion (87 trillion yen) tariff agreement with the United States and also stockpile the reserves produced in the U.S.

Japan has lodged a strong protest with China over an apparent threat to behead Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a social media post by the Chinese consul general in Osaka. “While the intent may not be ...

A Japanese voice actor has sued the operator of TikTok, arguing that video postings using an AI-generated voice on the social media platform infringed on his rights to his voice. Kenjiro Tsuda, known ...