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According to the survey, Japan’s capital is also one of the safest cities for millennial travellers and families ... ( read original story ...)

Two top executives at Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical are stepping down as an investigation continues into 80 deaths that could be linked to some of its products. The company says ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will continue to work with the United States for peace on the Taiwan Strait regardless of who is in the White House after the November presidential election, Japan's top government spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)

The number of new condominium units put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area fell by more than 10 percent in the first six months of 2024. Increased building costs amid a labor shortage caused the ... ( read original story ...)

The deer population in the Japanese city of Nara has reportedly increased as more tourists come to the ancient capital and feed the animals. ( read original story ...)

Service resumed on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on July 23 after a full-day suspension between Nagoya and Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture disrupted the business and travel plans of about 250,000 ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign and defence ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover "extended deterrence", a term used to describe the U.S. commitment ... ( read original story ...)

In late 2022 Kishida Fumio, Japan’s prime minister, unveiled new reforms that build on the efforts of his predecessors, Abe Shinzo and Suga Yoshihide, to strengthen Japan’s defences and build more ... ( read original story ...)

Bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Osaka resumed full service on Tuesday, after an accident involving railway maintenance vehicles ca ... ( read original story ...)

A team of researchers at the Nagoya Institute of technology is now providing six-day forecasts of the number of people expected to be taken to the hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke each day. ( read original story ...)

Russia's foreign ministry said Tokyo's decision to conduct military activities with NATO forces off the coast of Russia's Far East was unacceptable. ( read original story ...)

Veteran environmentalist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday and faces possible extradition to Japan allegedly over anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic years ago, his organization ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign and defence ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks in Japan on July 28 in an effort to push forward what U.S. President Joe Biden called a historic upgrade in the ... ( read original story ...)

Yokozuna Terunofuji showed his calm to defeat komusubi Daieisho and make it nine wins from nine at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ... ( read original story ...)

The bullet train service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line is currently suspending operations on both the inbound and ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday because of a hand injury. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon last year despite ... ( read original story ...)