Family members of victims of the Kazu I sightseeing boat sinking held a ceremony Sunday for the first time since the accident ...

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has established a standard for disclosing patient information in connection with ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday afternoon to begin a new oral ...

On a day in late May, I visited a facility in central Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, where guests can experience the ...

Records of lectures on military science given to Emperor Showa by a top naval officer before the Pacific War have been found.

In an unusual announcement for a public medical institution, the University of Osaka Hospital said Monday that it is ...

The Emperor and Empress have returned to Japan from their official visit to Mongolia and expressed their delight at their ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has said that it intends to continue having a special edition of its Century convertible used in sumo ...

Typhoon Nari, the fifth of the season, was passing east of the Kanto region early on Monday afternoon. The typhoon had been ...

Japanese shares were sluggish on Monday as concerns about an upcoming domestic election and unresolved trade talks with the ...

There is a growing movement among companies to establish “alumni networks,” where former employees can interact with their ...

Fifty-five giant serpents gave a spectacular performance at the Osaka-Kansai Expo on June 19 and 20, part of an exhibition of ...