Born in Tokyo, Hando experienced massive U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital in March 1945 during World War II.

Participants are encouraged to take public transportation or ride bicycles instead of driving a car and are asked to note down records of their trips ...

Toshiro Muto dismissed as "fake news" a media report claiming the IOC and Tokyo 2020 organizers would debate the fate of the games in February.

Stance of Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai believed to have delayed suspension of Go To Travel tourism campaign and played key role in move toward declaration of ...

Twitter verification badges and accounts with several hundred thousand followers are sold online for tens of thousands of yen, helping scammers deceive users.

The health ministry is working to isolate the new strain to determine its virulence in a process could take weeks or even months.

The planned charge against the 70-year-old, who served under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's predecessor Shinzo Abe, is expected to deal a blow to Suga's Cabinet.

The city of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, is utilizing Japan's furusato nōzei hometown donation system to support a second life for dogs that fail to become ...

The decorated World War II veteran, a towering figure in the U.S. legislative branch, was known for his efforts toward deepening Japan-U.S. relations.

There are concerns expo-related costs could greatly increase, like those for the Tokyo Olympics, and also over whether there will be adequate time to prepare.

The Microsoft founder called on the PM to host a successful Summer Games in order to send a strong message to the rest of the ...

The figure in the capital came in the wake of a run of three straight days over 2,000 cases last week.

Senegal's foreign minister thanked Japan for its support and requested its cooperation in securing coronavirus vaccines for the country.

Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura made the request after the three-day weekend saw no change in the number of people venturing out.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday arrested Kuniaki Aiba, 45, on suspicion of leaking secret information in breach of unfair competition prevention law.

The Defense Ministry is also continuing with research on the use of microwave to knock out drones.

Earlier infections 3 kilometers away within the prefecture made it the first in eastern Japan to report incidence of the viral infection this winter, after ...

Aichi Prefecture's governor said Monday that he also plans to work with Gifu Prefecture and ask that the emergency declaration cover them, as well.

Annual rite of passage for Japan's 20-year-olds would have been celebrated in style, with decadent kimonos, childhood reunions and all-night after-parties, were it not for ...

The plaintiffs filed the suit in December 2016, claiming that Japan committed systematic sexual violence during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 ...