More than 1,500 medical institutions nationwide have facilities built over 40 years ago, a Yomiuri Shimbun study has found.

Another ruling of illegality has been issued in connection with U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature high-tariff policy. This comes as a fresh blow to the administration at a time when its ...

The body of a woman has been found in a hotel room in Osaka City early Saturday morning. The woman’s neck was discolored, according to police.

A man accused of killing his adopted son in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, told police that he killed the boy after being told he ...

A cave-in on a road was reported to police on Friday in a business district near Yokohama Station in Nishi Ward, Yokohama.

More people are taking memorial portraits, a practice that used to taboo for living people, and are expected to gain vitality ...

SHIZUOKA — With Mt. Fuji set to open to climbers in July, Yamanashi Prefecture has begun taking trail reservations. Since last year, reservations are required for all trails to the mountain’s peak.

President Donald Trump said in a Thursday social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates ...

The government has started coordinating Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to South Korea later this month, during which ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average pulled back on Friday from a record high set in the last session, as SoftBank Group fell and ...

Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in March rose 1.0% from a year earlier, up for the third consecutive month, ...

Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, ...