Fijian Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session, his Japanese club Kyuden Voltex announce.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first appearance at the ceremony as the nation’s leader comes as the government prepares to revise key national security documents later this year.

The missile launch, which landed outside Japan’s EEZ, came a day after the North vowed to pursue “additional military options” in response to Tokyo’s growing defense capabilities.

パブリックコメントの「永住許可に関するガイドライン改定案に係る意見募集について」に関する意見募集の実施についての詳細です。

出入国在留管理庁は４日、外国人の永住許可ガイドラインの改定案を発表した。日本人世帯の平均を上回る年収水準や、その年収で厚生年金に３０年加入していた場合の年金受給見込み額を求めることなどが柱だ。異例の…

Are young people skipping meals because they don't want to eat? Or are they just too broke? The data paints a complex picture.

パブリックコメントの「「出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令及び日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法施行令の一部を改正する政令案」等に係る意見募集について」に関する意見募集の実施についての詳細です。

Labor representatives are seeking a record ¥75 increase, but management representatives say smaller companies may not be able to afford it due to the Middle East turmoil.

Japanese people traditionally eat grilled eel on the midsummer Day of the Ox, believing it helps replenish energy and endure the summer heat.

One woman is leading the charge to build a community where a life without children — whether by choice or circumstance — is an accepted social norm.

The financial strain is affecting parents’ mental health, with 44% of survey respondents saying they always or often feel extremely depressed when thinking about summer vacation.

For a long time after the end of large-scale student unrest in the 1970s Japan stood out by a comparatively low level of protest. Yet spectacular waves of mass-protest returned with the anti-nuke m...

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The number of people who received government compensation for death and illnesses related to overwork hit a record 1,310 in fiscal 2025 — the fourth year in a row with a new high.

Summer festivals and fireworks shows that used to be held in July or August have either been brought forward or pushed back.

京都大職員組合中央執行委員会が15日、教職員の意向調査（投票）では候補者6人中3位だった立川康人副学長（京大将来ビジョン担当）が選出された次期学長選考について、問題点を指摘して説明を求める緊急学内集会を開いた。

Murat Çiçek, a Kurdish actor and asylum seeker, died in Japanese police custody after a minor traffic stop, the latest victim of a detention system that has systematically denied rights and dignity to...

A new anime tells a complex story of addiction and discrimination. It also sheds a light on a problem many in Japan would rather ignore.

In an attempt to prevent scalping of Pokémon cards, the Pokémon Company is going to have buyers verify ID using their My Number card.

防衛費の増額や武器輸出の拡大を進める政府に抗議しようと、市民グループによるデモが10日、東京・永田町の国会議事堂前であった。「暮らしが後回しにされている」などの訴えに賛同する約2万7000人（主催者発表）が参加し、手製のプラカードやペンライトを持ちながら「生活守れ」などと訴えた。

国会の会期末を控えた10日夜、国会議事堂前で「めちゃくちゃな政治に抗議する国会前アクション」があった。全国各地でもデモがあり、参加者はペンライトやプラカードを手に訴えた。　この日、衆議院本会議で皇室…

The opposition party will change its name and hold a leadership election on July 31.

一人ひとり、歩いてきた。そして今、ここで、見つめあう。

La dégringolade de la monnaie nippone s’explique par la force du dollar, mais aussi par la volonté de relance de la première ministre. Plus fondamentalement, le pays est dans une impasse économique dont il ne parvient pas à sortir.

国会の会期末が迫る中、高市早苗政権による強引な政治に対する抗議のうねりが広がっている。１０日夜には東京・永田町の国会前で抗議集会が開かれる。主催する有志グループのメンバーは「『数の力』で押し通すこ

Takashi Nishihara’s latest work, “Now and Then,” bridges a historical atrocity with the present-day treatment of asylum-seekers.

TOKYO -- In recent years, Japan's public security police have stepped up efforts to detect and prevent attacks by