An aquarium in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, has launched a new event where visitors can interact with beluga whales.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and other major parties have been proposing consumption tax cuts during campaigning for the House of Representatives election.

There is no end to the number of cases in which unsafe and poor-quality items, such as electrical appliances, are mixed in with other products sold on online shopping sites, leading to accidents. It ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, agreed to conduct mutual visits every year, at a meeting on Friday at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s ...

The number of foreigners entering Japan rose 15.4% from the previous year to 42.43 million in 2025, marking a record high for the second straight year, preliminary government data showed Friday.

Japanese Finance Ministry data confirmed Friday that there had been no foreign exchange market intervention in the period between Dec. 29 and Wednesday.

Japan and Britain will establish a bilateral strategic cyber partnership at talks between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Tokyo on Saturday, The Yomiuri ...

It is nothing short of astonishing that many sales staff at a major life insurance company were involved in improper conduct. The Financial Services Agency must impose strict penalties and ensure that ...

Public prosecutors have stopped short of indicting Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura over a suspected illegal drug case.

The torch relay for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics reached the Italian mountain resort of Livigno on Friday, with the Games set to kick off in just one week.

MINE, Yamaguchi — Recently born lion cubs are attracting crowds at Akiyoshidai Safari Land in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The two male and two female cubs, which were born at the park on Dec. 20, are ...

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains ...