A government expert panel tasked with discussing future approaches to accepting foreign nationals held its first meeting on ...

A draft proposal compiled by the chair of the House of Representative’s council on electoral reform has been revealed. The ...

The pro-military government launched in Myanmar in April claims to have won the people’s trust through a general election and is working to improve relations with neighboring countries.

The Immigration Services Agency (ISA) has begun providing municipalities across the country with information, including residential addresses, on foreign nationals living in their communities while ...

Typhoon Dolphin moved west on Saturday morning after passing the waters near Okinawa Prefecture’s main island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Compelling content enhances a country’s brand power and creates various synergies. The global popularity of South Korea’s K-pop and TV dramas has grown, and Japan is moving to strengthen its own ...

Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to land somewhere in the eastern part of Honshu on Tuesday on its way toward the Sea of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Some companies were found to have padded the number of full-time employees with disabilities in their report to the government by including those hired through a job placement agency’s training ...

Three Vietnamese men have been apprehended in Hanoi by local police over pirate websites and apps that streamed Japanese and other works without permission.

Taisei Corp. has opened its Zero Water Building in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture. The building utilizes a system that uses rainwater and recycled wastewater so that even during a supply cutoff, water ...

Betelgeuse is a superstar among the stars — one of the brightest in the night sky, a massive red supergiant in the constellation Orion that sometimes brightens and dims, and adds to its allure with ...

Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu has launched a summertime illumination event that highlights the shrine’s history, set to run through Aug. 23. Organized by the Biwako Otsu Tourism Association, the event aims ...