Residents of Tokyo's Hachijojima Island are hastening to make emergency repairs to homes damaged by a recent typhoon as ...

A Japan-South Korea cultural exchange festival was held in Seoul on Sunday as the two countries are celebrating 60 years of ...

LDP leader calls coalition collapse 'extremely regrettable', party faces 37-seat shortfall of a parliamentary majority.

Japan faces an unusually early and severe seasonal influenza outbreak, exceeding epidemic thresholds. Concerns rise for wider ...

Japan's toy market is getting bigger, even though fewer children are being born. Old toys and characters from the Heisei era ...

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced on October 10 his message marking the 80th anniversary of the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba released a long-awaited personal statement on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

Japan will open an English-speaking support office for foreign asset management firms seeking to do business in the country in January, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, as it aims to boost ...

In Japan, sunglasses are becoming more popular for protecting eyes from the sun, not just for fashion. Still, only about 12% ...

More tourists are coming to Japan, and some shops now have tip boxes. But tipping is still not common in Japan.

Casualwear retailer Uniqlo’s domestic sales surpassed 1 trillion yen for the first time.Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing ...