Miyagi Prefecture secured the second rank in decreased rice stocks, with an inventory of 125.7 thousand tons as of January 2025, a drop of 33.9 thousand tons from the previous year. This accounts for ...

Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number ...

Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to ...

Miyagi Prefectural Police announced on March 26 that its Sendai Higashi Police Station has lost 20 SD cards containing some 1 ...

TOKYO - Shinkansen bullet train services in north-eastern Japan resumed on March 26 after a more than eight-hour stoppage ...

Unseasonably hot weather has covered wide areas in Japan, with temperatures rising 30 degrees Celsius or higher in ...

Former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik (L) bows to the winner of the Ahn Jung-geun Oriental Peace Award, Mako Saito, chief ...

Shinkansen bullet train services in northeastern Japan were halted Wednesday morning due to the discovery of debris on an overhead wire and strong winds, JR East said. Around 9:15 a.m., a ...

In the wake of the rescue of two Japanese teens who had been lured into working for scam syndicates in Myanmar, concerns are ...

The introduction of accommodation taxes in nine cities and two prefectures in Japan was approved by its government on Friday, ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and ...

Osaki City Japanese Language School is the only public school accredited as an institution of Japanese language education by ...