A number of Hokkaido firms have lost tens of millions of yen (hundreds of thousands of dollars) each since December last year ...

Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key demographic for political parties and some digital platformers ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Saturday to call on Russia to allow former Japanese residents to visit disputed islands ...

Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of ...

Competition in the fiercely contested convenience store sweets market is set to intensify, with Seven-Eleven Japan Co.

53.85 percent - Voter turnout in the 2024 lower house election that deprived the then ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito ...

Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point ...

SBI Shinsei Bank Ltd. began replacing part of its call center operations with natural, dialogue-based voice AI on Feb. 2, and ...

Japan won its opening game of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Friday in Milan, with two third-period goals ...

Ahead of "Ninja Day" on Feb. 22, Iga City Hall in Mie Prefecture has transformed into "Ninja City Hall," with staff at ...

World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara topped their short program, as did former women's singles world title ...

KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido -- Stable winter driving of an autonomous "robot taxi" (robotaxi) on snowy roads has been confirmed in ...