A 6-year-old boy died after drowning in a pool at a sports club in the Tokyo suburban city of Koganei on July 28, sparking a ...

A child held by their mother is emaciated to the point where the shape of their spine is visible. The photograph capturing ...

Many commuters in the capital and neighboring prefectures were unable to return home until late at night on July 30 due to ...

Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, with the Nikkei index ending above the 41,000 line, helped by the buying of heavyweight ...

Residents and visitors in Japan were advised to remain on alert Thursday after tsunami waves triggered by a magnitude 8.8 ...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank on Thursday completed repaying the remaining 230 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in public funds that its ...

The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its inflation projection for the current fiscal year from April as food prices continue ...

The National Governors' Association in Japan has compiled proposals on accepting foreigners and realizing a multicultural ...

Japan's industrial output in June rose 1.7 percent from the previous month, its first increase in three months, on strong ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday morning, boosted by some exporter shares on a weaker yen as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared ...

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