Japan's Utsunomiya launches app to streamline neighborhood association workloads
UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has launched a pilot project for a smartphone-based app designed to support neighborhood associat
UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has launched a pilot project for a smartphone-based app designed to support neighborhood associat
News
OITA -- Oita University has announced it will establish Japan's first university-based research hub to comprehensively examine the medical, wellness a
Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning, buoyed by dividend-driven buying, while weakening yen supported investor sentiment amid a lack of f
Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern about the yen's weakness during recent talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaich
government
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japanese astronaut Makoto Suwa will head to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX craft as early as next spring, the Nat
Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make a one-day trip to Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan next week to visit areas de
News
HIROSHIMA -- West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) will display a car from its Doctor Yellow shinkansen track inspection train, set to retire in January 20
News
"Japan's biggest 'imoni' taro stew festival" was held in the city of Yamagata on September 20. Imoni is a popular dish in Yamagata Prefecture in autum
Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on the newest issue of Japan's 10-year government bonds rose to 3.115 percent on Friday, its highest level since August 199
parks
MINE, Yamaguchi -- Four lion cubs born on Aug. 29 at a wildlife park in this western Japan city have made their public debut, delighting visitors.The
Local
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- More than 10,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, remained without power on Friday after Typhoon Dujuan brought r
News
OSAKA -- Children and young people in Japan are increasingly becoming concerned about their appearance, with some experts citing the influence of soci
parks
NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A giant camphor tree rises through the roof of a train station run by Keihan Electric Railway Co. in this western Japan city, creat
