From 'tsuyu' to 'amayadori,' the current season has no shortage of vocabulary for downpours, floods and wet weather.

Japan now requires official furigana for names in the family register, aiming to limit overly creative 'kira-kira' readings.

Imagine you’re visiting a friend’s house in Kyoto. You’re having a lovely conversation and, after some time, you’re asked, ...

Driving Japan forward, enriching lives” will be the ruling party’s campaign slogan as it prepares for the upcoming Upper ...

Before she ever set foot in Japan, Megan spent countless hours there — virtually. Growing up in Kansas in the early 2010s, ...

CDP chief Yoshihiko Noda said that there should not be a political vacuum amid ongoing tariff negotiations between the ...

The increase likely reflects measures that were taken to combat soaring rice prices under new agriculture minister Shinjiro ...

It was the first three-way joint training since the administration of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung was inaugurated on ...

Allowing female members to remain royalty after marriage, starting a maternal lineage, adoptions — there are a slew of ideas ...

The four principles articulated in a recent Chinese paper are propaganda and concocted realities of communist thinking.

Iran has little to show for its relationship with Moscow as it continues to be pummeled by waves of Israeli attacks.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba briefed CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda and others about the latest developments in the bilateral ...