Tokyo will provide subsidies of up to ¥100,000 for epidural anesthesia given for childbirth from October, Gov. Yuriko Koike ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s visits to Malaysia and Indonesia in his first bilateral diplomatic efforts since taking ...

French chef Noboru Tani has shared a recipe for hachis parmentier, a hearty dish perfect for such winter occasions.

The Japanese garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, has been ranked #1 for a 22nd straight year by ...

Kofukuji temple in Nara has been organizing tours for foreign visitors, allowing participants to experience the copying of ...

TOYAMA — Toyama City has made The New York Times’ list of “52 Places to Go in 2025,” recognized for such attractions as its ...

Heavy snow is expected on Sunday in the northern and southern parts of Kyushu due to strong cold air flowing over the region, ...

A free school meal program began this month in Indonesia, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promising support during a ...

A European twist on furoshiki, Japanese wrapping cloth, is opening up a new world of wrapping as sustainability trends revive ...

A town in Nagasaki Prefecture’s Goto Islands in autumn last year set up a new section devoted to the area’s specialty noodles ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea ...