Outdated teaching methods and the rise of language translation apps have made most Japanese less inclined to learn English, ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says 20-70cm (8- to 27-inch) tsunamis observed at several ports. A powerful 7.5-magnitude ...

The leaves of a heart-shaped ginkgo tree at the Iimori Fureai Hiroba community plaza's parking lot in the city of Isahaya, ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the economy was strong and there were not enough Japanese ...

Every year EF Education First, a Switzerland-based company that provides language learning services and assistance in countries around the world, prepares its English Proficiency Index (or EF EPI) ...

At Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, work is underway to create a big "shimenawa" sacred ...

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Japan’s new prime minister may drive a renewed wave of risk appetite among Japanese crypto investors, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may ...

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On Friday, Japan marked 20 years since members of a shadowy cult let off deadly sarin nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system. The attack was the worst in modern Japanese history, and prompted global ...

We're totally expecting this game to go under the radar following its release on Xbox this week, but there's an interesting ...

The "national green onion summit," where green onion producers gathered to offer their special green onions and local dishes, ...