While the weight of PTA activities is often highlighted in schools in Japan, it is not just parents who are struggling. Due ...

MITO -- Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa on April 2 indicated his intention to swiftly launch a "whistleblower reward program" ...

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday the Japanese government is ready to take all necessary steps to curb the yen's ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now widely implemented in business operations, but there is an often-overlooked risk of ...

OSAKA -- The Shinsekai Kokusai Gekijo theater here, known for its hand-painted movie signs and bold taglines such as "Theater ...

Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning on efforts to facilitate crude oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz and on rises in ...

Tokyo Tower, the 333-meter landmark of the Japanese capital, was illuminated in blue on Thursday to mark World Autism ...

Japan's Paris Olympic wrestling gold medalist Tsugumi Sakurai on Friday announced her retirement from competition to move ...

A second lieutenant based at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF)'s Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture was arrested ...

A foal is seen spending time with its mother at the Banei Bokujo Tokachi farm in Obihiro, Hokkaido, April 1, 2026. At the ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

The average spending on domestic travel during the upcoming Golden Week holidays is expected to be 46,000 yen ($288) per ...