70-kilogram-worth of debris fell from a building in Asakusa on September 17, due to what is believed to be deterioration. According to Tobu Railway, a passerby reported that a part of the exterior ...

The Japan National Tourism Organization said the number of foreign visitors to the country in August totaled 3,428,000. That was a record high for the month of August and 16.9 percent more than the ...

A series of earthquakes has rattled the Tokara islands of Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan from the night of ...

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide announced on September 16 that it will acquire all shares of US-based Ace Group International by the end of September for an estimated total of 13 billion yen.

Osaka’s Kishiwada Danjiri Festival kicks off on September 13. The highlight of the centuries-old festival, the ...

Minister for Reconstruction Ito Tadahiko inspected a flower bed at the Reconstruction Agency in Tokyo where decontaminated radioactive soil from Fukushima Prefecture was being reused. Officials ...

Japan’s mobile payment app PayPay announced plans to begin overseas usage for verified users in a press conference held ...

An underground parking lot in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, got flooded on September 12 as record-setting torrential rain ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony for the Nagasaki peace culture festival, the dual ...

The Children and Families Agency reported that 48 children under the age of 18 years old died of abuse cases not ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government came to an agreement with Egypt in August to provide interested Egyptians with ...

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