When more than $20,000 worth of bonsai were stolen from Fukujyuen, a shop selling the carefully cultivated mini trees in ...

OIZUMI, Gunma Prefecture--Oizumi town will eliminate the nationality requirement that prevents foreign residents, which make up 20 percent of its population, from becoming public servants.

MEIWA, Gunma Prefecture--When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain ...

In 2024, the export value of sake reached 43.5 billion yen, with 3.45 million cases (9L equivalent) exported to a record-high ...

Japan has become one of the first countries globally to embrace nature-positive finance, a concept that was first discussed more than half a decade ago with the goal of halting and reversing nature ...

Myoko in Niigata Prefecture is a highly popular tourist destination among both foreigners and Japanese. Therefore, depending on the season, it can be extremely crowded, making it difficult to board ...

Watch Soccer action as Thespa Gunma takes on Kagoshima United ...