A major earthquake that registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 rocked Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, causing casualties, damaging or destroying infrastructure and disrupting ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her second reshuffled Cabinet on Sept. 17 after personally reviewing questionnaires filled by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on what posts they desired in ...

Global warming under a worst-case scenario would leave Japan with only seven fully operational ski resorts decades from now, a research team said. Almost all skiing venues around the nation would have ...

The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it easier for employers to utilize overtime options allowed under the current ...

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The ...