The Japanese government is considering resuming intake of foreign meal preparation workers for medical and welfare facilities ...

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking a major increase in the budget for the Cabinet Public ...

Japanese farm minister Kazuo Yana on Tuesday continued to be pressed for answers amid a string of allegations concerning his ...

Five Malaysian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle a total of around 5 kilograms of cocaine ...

Three in 10 households in Japan raising young children are dissatisfied with their mealtime environment, according to a ...

Yusuke Takahashi, representative and creative director of CFCL, won the grand prize in the 2026 Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix, ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem Pillay, a former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, has visited the International ...

A deal between Moscow and Washington over exports of Russian diesel and fresh U.S. criticism of Ukraine's leader mark ...

Japan-U.S. talks on preventive steps following the alleged murder of a local woman by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa will address ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on Monday "to confirm the success in the research for ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto made an early exit Monday as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 l ...

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