Since the United States and Israeli launched attacks against Iran, attention in the Middle East has now shifted to focus on the situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, while international concern ...

A Maritime Self-Defense Force P-1 patrol aircraft departed Sunday from Atsugi Air Base bound for Djibouti on a mission to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia and gather intelligence in the Middle ...

A baby beluga whale, right, swims with his mother in a tank at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya.

False information and dubious posts are spreading on X regarding a massive earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28. Among them is a post purporting to be from a bereaved family member of ...

The Tokushima City Awa Odori Dance Festival organizer has issued a warning against filming close-up videos of female dancers’ bodies without their consent and uploading them to the internet.

A team of volunteers composed of dry cleaners from across Japan has begun assisting disaster victims with their laundry in areas affected by the Kumamoto earthquake. With water supplies cut off, ...

Amid issues of how to aggregate increasingly diverse public opinion and reflect it in national politics, reforming the electoral system poses a critical challenge in terms of establishing the ...

I’m a female company employee in my 50s. My eldest son went through a period of social withdrawal when he was in junior high ...

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are considering a new program tentatively called the Global Career Track to cultivate talented individuals from both the public and private ...

Visitors walk along an icy wall inside the Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, while summer heat scorches outside. Considered a national natural monument located at the foot ...

The pro-military government launched in Myanmar in April claims to have won the people’s trust through a general election and is working to improve relations with neighboring countries.

A government expert panel tasked with discussing future approaches to accepting foreign nationals held its first meeting on ...