At least 92 militants were killed on Saturday battling Pakistan’s security forces in multiple cities across the southwestern ...

A doctored version of a “campaign broadcast” by the Centrist Reform Alliance for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election has gone viral on the X social media network.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the House of Representatives election campaign period to coordinate their views on China. The meetings were held ...

As the number of foreign-born students attending evening classes offered by public junior high schools grows, educators are being pushed to innovate in Japanese-language instruction.

All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives election. Partly due to surging prices for materials, prices in general have been ...

Spring training for all 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams officially kicked off across various locations on Sunday.

An Australian national has died in a hospital after being suspended in midair from a ski lift in Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday. The woman, 22, was found in cardiac ...

Criminal organizations whose members are connected via social media to make their activities difficult to track are diversifying their tactics even further. Police must employ all possible ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has been exerting an unprecedented level of pressure for interest rate cuts, jeopardizing the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

The nation’s five major banks have increased base rate for a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage, setting them at 4.85%-5.67% per annum starting this month.

Byobu folding screens are a sure way to add elegance and glamour to any room. Although they are gradually disappearing from modern Japanese households, new types of folding screens are emerging, ...

A winter festival featuring spectacular ice sculptures began at the Lake Shikotsu hot spring area in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The Chitose – Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival showcases about 30 ice ...