Amid issues of how to aggregate increasingly diverse public opinion and reflect it in national politics, reforming the electoral system poses a critical challenge in terms of establishing the ...

I’m a female company employee in my 50s. My eldest son went through a period of social withdrawal when he was in junior high ...

NAGASAKI — The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony was held on Sunday at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki.

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to forgo strengthening measures to address health risks posed by heated tobacco products, citing that “the impact of secondhand smoke has not been ...

Visitors to Yamanashi Prefecture can now enjoy a sweet summer treat at a store in Fuefuki with a faucet that dispenses 100% pure peach juice.

A craft gin containing eight botanicals, including angelica and mountain ash harvested in the forests of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, is gaining attention and acclaim overseas.

Police have arrested a public elementary school instructor residing in Tsu City on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

Visitors walk along an icy wall inside the Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, while summer heat scorches outside. Considered a national natural monument located at the foot ...

Teams of teachers and other staff from across Japan have begun their work supporting teachers in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was struck last month by an earthquake that registered the maximum 7 on the ...

In March 2019, the Nagoya District Court’s Okazaki branch acquitted a man accused of having sexually abused his teenage daughter for years. Although the court recognized that the abuse was against her ...

A sumo exercise event at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, has proven popular, attracting hundreds of participants in the morning.

An event marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, was held Saturday in Nagasaki. About 70 people, including ...