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NAGASAKI -- Twenty-two groups in Nagasaki, including A-bomb survivor groups, have protested against comments about changing Japan's three nonnuclear p･･･ ...

An advertising company in the southwest Japan city of Fukuoka has launched an online platform to purchase bus-related ...

A sightseeing helicopter that went missing with three people on board was found to have crashed near Mount Aso, one of Japan ...

TOKYO -- As Valentine's Day approaches and the tradition of giving obligatory "giri choco" to colleagues and acquaintances ...

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 will be coming in April 2026, as revealed by Kanokari Anime on X (formerly Twitter). As translated ...

Record immigration and the ‘Trump factor’ fuelled a xenophobic election surge, but analysts say another political target is ...

Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the consumption tax rate, as ruling and ...

Warming global temperatures have led to rising sea levels, which pose a risk to residents of small island nations such as the ...

Japan’s November 2025 data shows weaker industrial output, plunging machinery orders, and Nikkei losses as BOJ decision looms ...

MBS International Airport enters 2026 with a new budget heavy on cost reductions to allow it to make good on a required bond ...

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her ...