What waste management policy did Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike recently say she will encourage in the city's 23 wards?

TOKYO -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Jan. 15 that the fiscal 2026 budget proposal will cover the cost of waiving basic ...

TOKYO -- Gov. Yuriko Koike said she will encourage the implementation of paid household waste disposal in the Japanese ...

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has criticized the central government's and ruling bloc's policy of addressing tax revenue gaps between the capital and other local governments. The policy "would undermine ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Jan. 17 to test your news knowledge.

FII Priority ASIA 2025, a platform for actionable change organized by the Saudi Arabia-founded Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, has been held in Tokyo for the first time, marking a ...

At least one panda has lived in Japan since the Japanese and Chinese normalized their diplomatic ties in 1972.

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. In these The Japan Society of the UK's Honorary Vice Chair Bill Emmott ...

Lupin III returns for another thrilling adventure film in Lupin III: The Movie – Immortal Bloodline. Directed by Takeshi Koike, written by Yûya Takahashi, and produced by TMS Entertainment, the film ...

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Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan/Director of the Institute of Geoeconomics at International House of Japan ...

The central government and the Tokyo metropolitan government have agreed to launch a council aimed at strengthening ...