A wake was held for Princess Yuriko of Mikasa in the main hall of the princess’ residence in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday ...

The Yomiuri ShimbunImproving disaster preparedness by simulating experiences By Kenji Iwaasa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer ...

Visitors stroll under trees with peak autumn colors at Sanzen-in temple in Kyoto. The ancient capital of Japan, which ...

An exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first meeting between Japanese literary giant Yukio Mishima ...

Tohoku Electric Power Co. shut down the recently restarted No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern ...

Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has launched a new group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apparently ...

Countries participating in the COP29 climate conference have agreed on a funding target for efforts to combat climate change ...

Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, is certain to win Sunday’s mayoral election ...

With the 2025 World Exposition slated to open in the western Japan city of Osaka next spring, both central and local ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, who also serves as minister in charge of the abduction issue, visited Yonago, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average touched its highest in more than one week on Monday, as investors bought ...