A shiny new arena in Nagoya will seat 17,000 but capacity won't be nearly that high for sumo, meaning there's no relief on ...

The share of Japan's contribution to the United Nation's regular budget will drop by about 1 percentage point from the ...

The mayoral election in a Osaka Prefecture city was held following an open recruitment process for candidates over the ...

The government Tuesday decided to raise adjustment allowances for public school teachers, paid instead of overtime, gradually ...

Fueled in part by the success of TV hit "Shogun," overseas studios are hungry for quality Japanese content and local creators ...

Driven by blue carbon hopes, work is spreading in Miyagi Prefecture to bring back seagrass beds damaged in the March 2011 ...

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe has said the companies need to build up capabilities by 2030 or face being 'beaten,' but analysts ...

They form part of a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly as a huge December 2004 tsunami caused by an ...

Every three years the health ministry estimates healthy life expectancy based on a comprehensive survey of living conditions.

A new art exhibition immersing visitors in the world of Japan’s ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print art through the latest ...

The finding raises more questions about explanations from China and WADA as to why elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for ...

The system would be activated when production of specified critical products designated in the economic security promotion ...