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The eight plaintiffs, who live overseas, had argued that foreign nationality was necessary to facilitate their work and lives abroad.

The decision by the Nagoya District Prosecutor's Office effectively ends its probe into the case of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali.

Princess Kako attended a ceremony on Saturday marking 110 years of women attending universities in Japan....

Some 8 out of 10 Japanese are in favor of a woman sitting on the Chrysanthemum Throne, according to opinion polls. Princess Aiko, who would be next in line in a system allowing both males and females to reign, enjoys overwhelming popularity, but political opposition remains strong. A recent event shed new light on the...

OSAKA – An American man known for streaming provocative videos has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a construction site in Osaka, police said Friday. Ramsey Khalid Ismael, 23, known as “Johnny Somali” on YouTube, was arrested with another American, Jeremiah Dwane Branch, 24, who says he is a university student,...

Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success - a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial conglomerate to go private.

Japanese weather officials are warning that moist air is making atmospheric conditions in northern Japan extremely unstable and triggering heavy rain there.

Rumors and disinformation sparked the Kanto Massacre in the wake of the Kanto Earthquake. Today, denialism continues to dishonor the victims.

Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida's government approves a list of new senior and parliamentary vice ministers, devoid of any female members, in stark contrast to the reshuffled Cabinet lineup with a record-tying five women.

Keio won its first National High School Baseball Championship in 107 years, defeating defending champion Sendai Ikuei 8-2 on Wednesday at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The final of the 105th tournament, held in front of 42,100 spectators, saw Keio Senior High School of Kanagawa Prefecture handle Sendai Ikuei...

The carriage’s purpose is to give women a safe space from public molestation, known as chikan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan, Wednesday's new cabinet line-up showed.

Instant Cup Noodles are a convenient global snack beloved by billions. Meet the Father of Instant Noodles, Momofuku Ando.

Julie Fujishima admits for the first time that rampant sexual abuse took place in her uncle's agency.

Instant ramen company blends special ingredients to create the "strongest Buff Meshi" for gamers.

KYOTO -- A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.

Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?

Japanese language, a language isolate (i.e., a language unrelated to any other language) and one of the world’s major languages, with more than 127 million speakers in the early 21st century. It is primarily spoken throughout the Japanese archipelago; there are also some 1.5 million Japanese immigrants and their descendants...

A team of experts investigating alleged sexual abuse by late musical mogul Johnny Kitagawa delivered a scathing report Tuesday, urging Johnny’s & Associates President Julie Keiko Fujishima to step down after the family-run business left the issue unaddressed for decades.[...]

Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are dotted around Japan—but how are they different?...

Japanese style clothing worn at festivals, ceremonies, rituals and cultural activities.

From well-preserved merchant districts to quaint fishing villages, take a trip back in time with these charming traditional Japanese towns.

HIKONE, Shiga -- Fifty years have passed since boy-shaped signs began their traffic safety vigil over roadsides in west Japan, and the tourist association in its birthplace has opened a special website to commemorate the 2D boy's birthday.

Hanetsuki (Japanese: 羽根突き or 羽子突き) is a Japanese traditional game, similar to racket games like badminton but without a net, played with a rectangular wooden paddle called a hagoita and a brightly coloured shuttlecock, called a hane. Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played by any gender in...