Industry groups are concerned that a new system for “fair-cost” shipping could raise prices for consumers and further weaken ...

The government plans to build a system to subsidize the costs of securing crude oil supplies that do not pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to three bills the government is considering to ...

Japan’s male relay team demonstrated its pride as the Asian record holder by winning the gold medal in 4×400 relay at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Tuesday, marking a perfect ending to the ...

A brown bear charged and rammed into a car driven by a 30-year-old woman in Bifuka, northern Hokkaido at about 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The driver was not injured, according to the local police.

The release of finalized 2025 census data on Tuesday is expected to push debate on House of Representatives electoral reform to a critical juncture, after a joint ruling and opposition council ...

Typhoon Surigae is moving northeast at a slow speed over the waters south of Japan on Wednesday. It is expected to continue moving northeast while losing strength, passing near the Izu Islands before ...

Yuuki Tanaka took silver in the men’s kayak single event at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Wednesday, clocking a time of 92.87 seconds.

Japan’s Ko Ochiai won the men’s 800-meter race at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Tuesday, clocking 1 minutes 44.48 seconds to break the Games record for this event, in which Japanese athletes ...

The International Criminal Court announced Tuesday that this year’s annual session of the Assembly of State Parties will be relocated to The Hague, where the ICC is headquartered. It was originally ...

The University of Tokyo ranked 27th, down from 26th last year, in the 2027 World University Rankings, released Wednesday by British education magazine Times Higher Education.

The Myanmar regime led by President Min Aung Hlaing is rushing to strengthen ties with friendly countries, such as China, Russia, India and Thailand, to avoid international isolation.

Rain continued in central Tokyo on Wednesday, extending the number of consecutive days of precipitation since August to 35 and setting a new record for the longest period of continuous rain.