By Uditha Devapriya After what seems to have been an eternity, it was refreshing to hear a Prime Minister who knew what she ...

My first solo trip to Japan was three weeks long. After spending time in places like Tokyo and Kyoto, I learned from packing and planning mistakes.

TOKYO :Japanese beer and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings has not been able to resume production at domestic factories a day after a cyberattack and cannot foresee when it can be resumed, a company ...

The "Okuma Kabuto Festival," an autumn event with a history of about 400 years, took place in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on September 20.･･･ ...

Japan’s cultural treasure troves are scattered across the archipelago. These are regional art festivals, often tucked away in the mountains or found on the streets of rural villages. The festivals ...

The government plans to support the development of a domestic artificial intelligence model, based on Japanese data and technology, in a bid to avoid reliance on AI from the United States and China, ...

The area where the quakes struck is a very active seismic region, with thousands of earthquakes being recorded in just a month's time this summer. In July, a 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's ...

For being Japan’s largest life insurance company, isn’t its awareness of legal compliance too weak? The insurer should work to implement measures to prevent a recurrence and adopt a stance that ...

The U.S. Army has revealed its mid-range Typhon missile system at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies stepped up their deterrence against China's growing assertiveness in ...

AOJ has released a school information session video on its YouTube channel for Japanese language learners considering enrollment for the Fall 2025 semester. KOTO, TOKYO, JAPAN, September 11, 2025 ...

Police in Tokyo and the father of a 21-year-old university student who was murdered in 1996, on Tuesday appealed to the public for any information that might help solve the case. Junko Kobayashi, a ...

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...