NARA—Local authorities have issued unprecedented warnings about the dangers posed by the city's iconic deer after a surge in ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

With International Men’s Day falling on Nov. 19, attention turns to an increasing number of new fathers taking parental leave ...

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

Five people believed to be leaders of a loosely organized human-trafficking ring were arrested on suspicion of recruiting ...

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

Japan's population is becoming increasingly diverse. Individuals in Japan with immigrant backgrounds—with or without Japanese ...

任期満了に伴う 地域政党 ・ 大阪維新の会 の代表選が19日あり、 吉村洋文 大阪府知事 の続投が決まった。維新が看板政策として掲げてきた「 大阪都構想 」の制度設計について、吉村氏は党内で検討を進める考えを示した。

捜査1課によると、蔵田容疑者は今月上旬ごろ、 奈良市 富雄元町4丁目の霊園墓地に身元不明の女性の遺体を遺棄した疑いがある。この墓の契約者である蔵田容疑者に県警が確認したところ、犯行をほのめかしたという。

農林水産省 ...