A 24-year-old Vietnamese technical intern trainee was arrested on the spot in Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 25 for ...

In today's society, science wields profound influence over nearly every aspect of life. For that reason, the growing mistrust ...

According to the operator, Matsuyama-based Iyotetsu Group Co., this is the first regular service in the country for a route ...

Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor shortages, a government survey showed Thursday.

Japan Airlines said Thursday that its system network is under a cyberattack, with at least 14 domestic flights delayed for up ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. on Dec. 25 unveiled new discount labels for its "onigiri" rice balls ...

Japan's nominal wage growth is expected to outpace inflation in the current and following fiscal year, the Cabinet Office ...

A passenger believed to be in his 60s, who walked along the railroad tracks and went missing after a train on the Hokuriku ...

Tokyo stocks rose Thursday led by export-related automakers on a weaker yen, while retailers were boosted by hopes for more ...

Nearly 70% of health care facilities surveyed in this capital city of east Japan's Tochigi Prefecture feel burdened by the ...

Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad's government killed six Islamic ...

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the ...