More and more foreign nationals are living in Japan. Encouraging them to acquire proper Japanese language skills will help them understand Japanese ways of thinking and lifestyle customs. It is also ...

The body of a man was found entangled in an electrical cord in a house in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday, police said.

I’m a female office worker in my 40s. My in-laws and unemployed brother-in-law, who is in his 40s, live together in a separate building on the same property that I live on. Since I work during the ...

Vegetarian ramen made to promote vegetables grown in Tagami, Niigata Prefecture, has been added to the menu of a diner at the town’s Michi-no-Eki Tagami (Roadside Station Tagami) rest area.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the Kanto region around 3:08 p.m. on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Mie University students have developed a lemon-scented, spiny lobster-flavored Baby Star Ramen snack, which they conceived of during an internship at the snack’s manufacturer, Tsu-based The Oyatsu ...

Kevin Warsh has taken office as the new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board at a time when the Fed’s independence is under unprecedented threat.

U.S. President Donald Trump defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and praised her leadership during the U.S.-China summit held in Beijing on May 14, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a telephone conversation early this month that there would be delays in the delivery of the US-made Tomahawk ...

A former specially project associate professor at the graduate school of the University of Tokyo was handed a suspended prison sentence on Friday in a corruption case tied to a joint research project ...

Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026.

Clam ushio-jiru soup is a dish that lets you fully savor the umami and aroma of clams. Yoshihisa Akiyama, executive chef at a Japanese restaurant, shares his recipe for this impressive dish.