General-account budget requests from Japanese government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2027 are expected to exceed ¥143 ...

The Tokyo collection runway shows are the main event of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, which is organized by the Japan Fashion Week Organization. A total of 27 domestic and international brands will ...

The CRA suffered a crushing defeat in the lower house election, and the party has lacked momentum ever since. In a public opinion poll in August by The Yomiuri Shimbun, the party’s approval rating ...

The government has decided that the next set of national curriculum guidelines will significantly increase class time dedicated to teaching information education to elementary, junior high and high ...

A fire department received an emergency call reporting a fire in a shopping street in Ise, Mie Prefecture, at around 3:15 p.m. on Monday.

The yield on newly issued 10-year government bonds — a key indicator of long-term interest rates — temporarily rose to 3%, up 0.06% from the previous day’s closing price.

The number of elderly people who have no one to rely on, such as relatives is on the rise. Communities across the country are struggling to find ways to take on the roles traditionally fulfilled by ...

The Cabinet Office plans to ramp up efforts to utilize data from small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites for infrastructure monitoring and other tasks starting next fiscal year, according to ...

The government will launch more substantial surveys and research next fiscal year to assess the emergency shelter situation ...

The labor ministry has begun considering revising legislation to regulate operators of employment businesses for people with ...

Typhoon Krovanh, also known as Typhoon No. 24, has formed in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Okinawa main island, moving slowly northwest toward the island as of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the ...

The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression to Tropical Storm Edouard. Forecasters expect it will continue to strengthen before it makes landfall in Texas on Tuesday.