Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party pledged to increase take-home pay through measures such ...

In the wake of the Bank of Japan’s decision to sell off exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Nikkei 225 stock price index of the ...

The retail price of rice is increasing once again, nearing the record high. Though rice prices temporarily dropped to the ...

A boat race was held on Innoshima Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, using boats re-created to look like the ones used ...

Large-scale solar power generation plants, known as mega solar power plants, are leading to conflict between local residents ...

A cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer, his 52nd of the season, and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning ...

Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an “unprecedentedly brazen” ...

A surging population of green iguanas in Taiwan, an invasive species, is wreaking havoc on farms across the island, prompting ...

A 100-year-old woman in Wakayama Prefecture continues to practice medicine to support the health of local residents.

Passengers can look up and enjoy the Milky Way even during the day — providing they’re riding one of the special buses in the ...