A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in ...

When Chiaki Mukai and Naoko Yamazaki, the only Japanese women to have traveled to space, first aspired to become astrona ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States looks forward to working closely with Japan in a bilateral alliance that has "never ...

As bear-related injuries rise in Japan, an insurance company is offering to cover local governments for damages related to ...

A Japanese university survey on new hires in fiscal 2025 has revealed a preference for promotion by seniority over a performance-based system ...

Renho of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is set to win a seat in the July 20 House of ...

This came in response to the surge in online searches following the United Kingdom's move to leave the European Union due to a backlash against an influx of immigrants. In the United States, ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to lose a significant number of seats in the July 20 House of Councillors ...

Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, with his Liberal Democratic Party set ...

A record 26 million people cast early ballots for Sunday's House of Councillors election, the government said, with the ...

Mayu Ushida, a former NHK announcer and political newcomer, is projected to win a seat in the Tokyo constituency in the July ...

Takahiro Anno, leader of the political group Team Mirai, is set to secure his first victory in the July 20 House of ...