From 'tsuyu' to 'amayadori,' the current season has no shortage of vocabulary for downpours, floods and wet weather.

Japan now requires official furigana for names in the family register, aiming to limit overly creative 'kira-kira' readings.

Two of the five events will involve an overnight stay on a ship, with participants offering prayers toward part of Kunashiri ...

The Children and Families Agency will hold an in-person session next month to hear the opinions of junior high and high ...

The U.S. president's comments, delivered via social media, suggested a more aggressive stance toward Iran as he weighs ...

Palestinian medics said at least 59 people were killed and 221 wounded in the incident, at least 20 of them in critical ...

The Tokyo District Court held the government responsible over the deterioration of health of the two men — an Iranian and a ...

Yukihiko Akutsu, a Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, was chosen hours later to replace the chair in an ...

The Ukrainian president also did not get to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with whom he hoped to talk to about acquiring ...

The drop in exports and the larger trade deficit add to concerns that Japan’s economy could shrink again in the second ...

Japan's second-biggest carmaker has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket as it seeks to expand into the space ...

Airfares from Europe to the United States have dropped to rates not seen since before the pandemic as travelers from Western ...