A Japanese system in which volunteers take on the role of parole officers has been attracting growing attention overseas.

The Japanese and Philippine governments have entered the final phase in coordinating the early signing of a bilateral general ...

The Hiraoka family’s former residence, which belonged to a merchant family and was built in the Edo period (1603-1867), was ...

The Otaru Nishin Goten, or Herring Mansion, welcomed visitors once more in early April, after having been closed for repairs ...

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent’s river network hit by significant ...

Japan’s Nikkei hit a three-week closing high on Wednesday as a strong rebound in Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up ...

The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...

With the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures looming for Japanese industries and employment, the ...

Guidelines for a new law to regulate giant tech companies will clarify the prohibition of the firms imposing on app store ...

Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world’s second-largest ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission launched a new department on April 1 that is responsible for regulating and investigating ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. successfully retrieved a small amount of nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 ...