Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe site of a sinkhole accident in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, is seen on Feb. 8. The Yomiuri ...

Eighty-one percent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun public opinion survey replied that the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who were part of a “politics and money” scandal bear a heavy ...

The Matsumoto City Museum in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is holding a special exhibition titled “Entrance to Hell — Where ...

Sanae Takaichi, a former economic security minister, was chosen as the best pick for the next president of the Liberal ...

Myanmar has been chosen by Nippon Izokukai (Japan War-Bereaved Families Association) as the destination for its final ...

The government has begun considering a plan to disclose the locations of about 80,000 wells to local governments across the ...

Discussions are getting into full swing between the ruling and opposition parties on abolishing the provisional gasoline tax rate. It is necessary to secure alternative revenue sources to offset an ...

Can the environmental destruction caused by plastic waste be stopped? It can be said that the international community is at a crossroads. Countries must resume negotiations as soon as possible and ...

Visitors walking along the Grand Ring (roof) of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo venue in Osaka are treated to the sight of large ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday inspected the British Navy aircraft carrier Prince of Wales, which was docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. This is the first time ...

Tohoku Shinkansen services have been suspended between Tokyo and Morioka stations since Sunday afternoon after a malfunction caused a train to stop before reaching its next station, according to East ...

Japan and India are set to add economic security, the defense industry and cyber issues to their areas of cooperation in ...