A public junior high school here has launched night classes matching the needs of people wanting to study while living and ...

TOKYO -- A theatrical version of the Oscar-winning animated film "Spirited Away" opened in London earlier this month, which ...

SEMBOKU, Akita -- The "Hachimantai Dragon Eye" natural phenomenon, popular among tourists, has become visible at a pond in ...

This column introduces recommended Japanese picture books, along with related terms and culture that foreigners living in ...

A share house here offering food, shelter and employment support for foreigners facing financial difficulties or homelessness ...

The Dow stock index briefly topped the 40,000 line for the first time ever on Thursday amid growing speculation that stubborn ...

Chiba Prefectural Police have started offering written tests for Class 2 commercial driver's licenses in Japan in English.

A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the government to pay 1.65 million yen ($10,600) in ...

According to an education ministry survey, in the 2022 academic year, 64.5% and 77.1% of teaching staff at elementary and ...

A female baby giraffe at a central Japan zoo -- already standing 175 centimeters tall -- is expected to make her public debut ...

Two Vietnamese men have been arrested near Tokyo, one on suspicion of attempted theft and the other for violating immigra ...

Strong winds triggered by a rapidly developing low-pressure system hit the northern Kyushu region on the early morning of May ...