University of Tokyo Prof. Ryo Sahashi in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun urged Japan to prepare for the worst in regard ...

Over 100 years ago in Japan, a shortage of rice and a steep rise in its price caused a great uproar for about a month. This ...

Princess Akiko, Princess Yoko and Princess Tsuguko, the great-granddaughters of Emperor Taisho, have leveraged their unique ...

Japan’s inflation-adjusted real gross domestic product shrank 0.2% in January-March 2025 from the previous quarter after ...

Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in a year in the March quarter at a faster pace than expected, data showed on ...

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics ...

The man indicted over the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to admit his intent to kill at the Nara ...

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea met the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass at his ...

Israel has signed the Abraham Accords, brokered by the first Trump administration, with four Arab nations, including with the ...

Japan and Paraguay are likely to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership and create a framework for periodic ...

The planting of rice to be harvested in 2025 is getting into full swing, but despite an increase in the land area for ...

Imported rice is gaining popularity in Japan amid soaring prices of domestic rice, with the retail and restaurant industries ...