The Japanese government has decided to allow same-sex couples to be treated as being in de facto marriages under a total of ...

Former Chairman of Suntory Holdings Ltd. Takeshi Niinami offered his resignation on Tuesday as the chair of the Japan ...

Six months have passed since the launch of the Joint Operations Command (JOC), and disagreements between the JOC and the Joint Staff have arisen regarding the sharing of information.

Nissan Motor Co. is considering selling some or all of its stake in the Yokohama F. Marinos, a professional soccer club in ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday arrived in Busan, South Korea, where he will hold a summit meeting with South Korean ...

Two Ise-ebi spiny lobsters with unusual shell pigmentation — one white and one blue — have been caught by fishermen and ...

The Japanese Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that Princess Akiko, 43, will become head of the Mikasa family ...

Three of the 23 facilities designated nationwide to transplant livers donated by brain-dead individuals have not performed a ...

Many people seem to feel that the way language is used has changed with the spread of social media. Careless use of language can lead to unexpected misunderstandings. We should strive to use language ...

Fifty-eight years after its initial publication, an impactful picture book featuring firsthand accounts from children who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been re-edited for a new ...

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives announced Tuesday that Takeshi Niinami will resign from his position as the ...

In response to the reinstatement of the sanctions, Iran has started considering countermeasures, including withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). However, withdrawing from the NPT ...