In Japan, rice is everything. From sushi to sweets, the staple is part of every meal. However, prices have been rising ...

Kumamoto Prefecture unveiled the Kumamoto Science Park Promotion Vision, a plan to build a semiconductor-centered science ...

Will the government's release of 210,000 tons of stockpiled rice ease supermarket prices that have more than doubled over the ...

The increasing military use of a civilian airport in southwest Japan, thought to be for contingency drills with China in mind ...

KUMAMOTO — Kumamoto Prefecture’s mascot Kumamon celebrated the 15th anniversary of his 2010 debut in March. Kumamon is one of Japan’s most beloved characters for regional promotion. The prefecture is ...

Addressing bottlenecks in chipmaking is essential for Japan's economic security and requires public-private collaboration, ...

A Tokyo hospital has begun services to accept unwanted newborns so people can drop them off anonymously, and to allow women ...

A welfare corporation opens Japan's second "baby hatch" at a Tokyo hospital for accepting babies in cases of unwanted ...

The World Health Organization is looking to move Emergency Medical Teams into Myanmar amid reports of insufficient medical ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has formally activated a new coastal missile unit in Ōita Prefecture, marking a significant ...

The government’s plan to evacuate 120,000 people from several southwestern Japanese islands near Taiwan in the event of a ...

The Japanese government published Thursday an evacuation plan for the roughly 120,000 people on remote southwestern islands, ...