NARA—Local authorities have issued unprecedented warnings about the dangers posed by the city's iconic deer after a surge in ...

Japan's population is becoming increasingly diverse. Individuals in Japan with immigrant backgrounds—with or without Japanese ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

With International Men’s Day falling on Nov. 19, attention turns to an increasing number of new fathers taking parental leave ...

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

Five people believed to be leaders of a loosely organized human-trafficking ring were arrested on suspicion of recruiting ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

ロシア国防省の発表によると、攻撃があったのは同日午前3時半ごろ。防空システムなどで5発のミサイルを迎撃し、1発を損傷させたが、破片が 軍事施設 付近に落下して火災が発生した。けが人などはいないという。

サッカーの2026年ワールドカップ（W杯）アジア最終予選で、C組首位の日本（世界ランキング15位）は19日、敵地で中国（同92位）と対戦。8大会連続出場をめざす日本は4勝1分けで勝ち点13を手にしている。

校歌は開校2年後の1964年、30代の気鋭の詩人だった谷川さんに、当時の校長が「おもしろい詩人が出てきた」と、作詞を依頼。谷川さんはTシャツ姿で同校を訪れ、タマネギ畑が広がる校舎からの風景を見ながら生徒と語り、歌詞を構想したという。