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A flying car is seen during the first demonstration flight for the World Exposition in Osaka in the city's Konohana Ward on ...

Ahead of the full-scale start of the new tea season, the first tea picking was held at the Matsukawa Chaen tea field in the ...

A minibus pulls out of the garage and heads north along National Route 151 next to the JR Iida Line in central Japan. At the ...

Many dating app operators in Japan have been reluctant to require people using their services to prove they are single ...

Speaking in general terms and noting Ayumi Ishida's circumstances might not correspond directly, Onoda explained, "If severe thyroid hormone deficiency goes untreated over prolonged periods or if ...

The Japanese government is eyeing a legislative amendment that would gradually increase school teachers' salaries starting in 2026, but one w ...

Ruling party officials considering cash benefits to offset high consumer prices in Japan have raised the idea of providing ...

A temporary enclosure featuring a printed photo backdrop of Shibuya Station from around 1955 has been installed behind the ...

Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet hovered at 24% in a weekend public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi ...

TAKIZAWA, Iwate -- This north Japan city is crowdfunding using the "hometown tax" donation system to keep an ancient ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time ...