A man accused of making a woman drink 32 shots of tequila, resulting in her death, denied having sexual intentions in the first hearing at the Nagoya District Court on Monday.

The United States and Israel have launched attacks on Iran and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The situation in the Middle East has entered an extremely critical new phase.

Japanese shares and the yen fell on Monday, while government bonds rose, as investors saw no clear end to U.S. and Israeli military strikes following the killing of Iran’s leader.

The opening date for the Subashiri Trail on Mt. Fuji is being coordinated for July 1st, aligning with the Yamanashi side, Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki revealed during the prefectural assembly plenary ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday said the government is making every effort to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals in the Middle East as it works with relevant countries to respond to the ...

False claims that a political party and a municipal ballot counting system were involved in fraud spread on social media after the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Such allegations could ...

A striking sawtooth roofline and imposing red-brick walls define the Tochisen factory, a site that has anchored the local community since it was run by Ashikaga Orimono, which began operations in 1914 ...

A thousand hina dolls lined the 77 stone steps leading to the main shrine hall at Zama Shrine in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday.

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security ...

Major Japanese shipping companies have suspended navigation through the Strait of Hormuz following attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. Japan depends on the Middle East for more than 90% ...

On the flight back to Japan from the United States, Mieko Hattori, then 44, realized she was the only one awake in the dim light. Suddenly, she felt that she heard a voice say, “Stop crying and do ...

I’m a woman in my mid-20s. I was so close to my sister, who is five years older than me, that I used to go out and spend time with her more often than with my friends.