Farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after experiencing a backlash over a controversial admission that he does not ...

Japan's government on Tuesday proposed 17 industries for inclusion in a new program to replace the foreign trainee scheme, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to sack farm minister Taku Eto, sources close to the matter said Tuesday, under ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering waiving the basic water charge for households in areas served by its Bureau ...

Many local governments in Japan are abandoning matchmaking events intended to combat declining birth rates and revitalize ...

Consumers feeling the pain of rising rice prices in Japan are voicing anger at agriculture minister Taku Eto over recent ...

In the latest development in Gov. Motohiko Saito's alleged power harassment and other acts, the Hyogo Prefectural Government ...

Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their ...

A Peruvian man has been arrested after he allegedly drove his car the wrong way on an expressway in central Japan and ...

Japan is considering backing off from seeking a full removal of new U.S. tariffs and instead may concede lower duty rates to ...

The World Health Organization's member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will launch offshore "blue carbon" research aimed at capturing carbon dioxide ...