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What is the name of the promotional mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture whose merchandise generated about 150.2 billion yen (approx ...

Typhoon Jangmi is moving north toward Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Tuesday after battering Okinawa the ...

A bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and increase the caps on fees for residency status ...

Naomi Osaka may have had the edge in the fashion contest. In the tennis department, though, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was ...

Japan, Britain and Italy are preparing to create an observer framework for countries interested in buying the next-generation ...

The director of a hospital here with a "baby hatch" said people should know more about the hard lives of women who leave ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she called for the free and safe passage of ships through the ...

A survey by an advocacy group found that more than 70% of respondents have positive attitudes toward transgender individuals ...

A research team announced May 27 that it has formally recognized the Musashi-tomiyo, a freshwater fish found only in Saitama ...

Nonprofit organizations and companies in Japan are teaming up to offer free cultural and outdoor activities to address the ...

After its landslide victory in the February House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been ...