Mother of N.Korea abductee calls on govt to take action

Mother of N.Korea abductee calls on govt to take action

The mother of North Korea abductee Yokota Megumi holds a press conference, saying she would do everything she could to h...

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LDP tax chair: income tax cut will only be for one year

LDP tax chair: income tax cut will only be for one year

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Research Commission on the Tax System Chairperson Miyazawa Yoichi says that the proposed...

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PM Kishida to hold off on House of Representatives dissolution

PM Kishida to hold off on House of Representatives dissolution

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio decides not to dissolve the House of Representatives before the end of the year, according ...

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25 Japanese men arrested over Cambodia-based fraud

25 Japanese men arrested over Cambodia-based fraud

25 Japanese men are arrested after being extradited from Cambodia over a phone scam.

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Hovercraft crashes into guardrail in southwestern Japan

Hovercraft crashes into guardrail in southwestern Japan

A hovercraft crashed into a guardrail in southwestern Japan.

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Odakyu white romance car train to retire on December 10

Odakyu white romance car train to retire on December 10

Odakyu Electric Railway announces that its white Romance Car Vault Super Express train will be retired from service on D...

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Japans highest honors awarded at ceremony at Imperial Palace

Japans highest honors awarded at ceremony at Imperial Palace

The autumn conferment of decorations ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace, where recipients are given the highest hon...

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Maritime Self-Defense Force members suspended from work over sexual harassment case

Maritime Self-Defense Force members suspended from work over sexual harassment case

Japan's Defense Ministry suspends two male Maritime Self-Defense Force members from work over a sexual harassment case.

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Princess Kako visits schools in Peru

Princess Kako visits schools in Peru

Princess Kako visits a Japanese school and a school for students with hearing impairments in Lima.

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Tokyo govt to crack down on advertising vehicles

Tokyo govt to crack down on advertising vehicles

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other officials conduct a survey of advertising vehicles in downtown Tokyo.

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