Japan’s parliament, the Diet, voted this week to make public high school free for all children. Tuition fees had been ...

Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to ...

Unlike in most nations, where janitors or custodians clean, Japanese students personally clean their classrooms, corridors, ...

As winter tightens its grip on Japan, a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system is causing significant snowfall and strong winds across the nation. This dramatic weather event is expected to affect ...

MLB opened with Cubs vs. Dodgers in Japan. Starting pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga and Roki Sasaki had different ...

School backpacks are seen in an unrelated photo taken in Sapporo on March 4, 2025. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) SAPPORO -- In a number of cases, children in Japan are becoming victims of sexual ...

Governor Kotaro Nagasaki of Yamanashi Prefecture is spearheading initiatives to deepen Japan-India relations, emphasizing green hydrogen energy, human resource exchanges, and cultural cooperation.

Japan’s universities are becoming more international, with top schools like the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University regularly ranking among the world’s best. However, the language barrier can be ...

Thais heading to Japan should prepare for potentially spending more, as the country is set to introduce a “two-tier” pricing system at major tourist attractions from July. The policy will set ...

Japan’s trade minister is heading to Washington in a last-minute attempt to seek tariff exemptions after President Donald Trump openly questioned a long-standing security pact between the US and ...

This photo provided by Seiban shows "randoseru" school backpacks in various colors. TOKYO -- The "randoseru" traditional Japanese school backpack sales season is starting earlier, with some ...

A group of high school students from Japan called for the abolition of nuclear weapons Wednesday in New York, where a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is ...