New homes and residential buildings in Tokyo must come equipped with solar panels as of April 1, when a revised ordinance ...

Seventy-four percent of Americans think the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty should be maintained, according to a public opinion ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed on Sunday at their first in-person meeting to ...

The fiscal 2025 budget was enacted Monday, the day before the start of the fiscal year, after it passed the House of the ...

An incident between former TV personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman was “sexual violence that took place as an extension of ...

A third-party committee set up by Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of scandal-embattled Fuji Television Network Inc., ...

Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies may be attended by Buddhism priests who read out sutras, and memorial services may ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is disrupting even its allies over issues of security policy and trade, ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has occurred with its focus under central Myanmar. The situation is extremely serious, as ...

The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to about 298,000 from the ...

Colorful cakes, popsicles and parfaits — all looking good enough to eat — are actually soap. Their realistic designs and ...

Asian shares tumbled Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Taiwan falling more than 4%, while the price of gold hit a record ...