Japan's Princess Kako has been welcomed by people of Japanese ancestry in an inland city in southern Brazil. The second ...

Japan revised up first-quarter GDP to reflect higher private consumption than initially reported. However, the updated figure ...

Weather authorities are urging people in the southern part of southwestern Japan's Kyushu region to brace for torrential ...

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Russia says its forces have launched an offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine. The AFP news agency says ...

A marathon event was held in Suzu City in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for the first time in six years. Participants ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has accused China of stepping up pressure on Taiwan through so-called "gray zone" tactics.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the rainy season has set in for two southwestern regions and that it is over for the ...

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held its annual live-fire exercises at the foot of Mount Fuji in central Japan on Sunday.

神奈川県の選挙管理委員会は、政党や立候補予定者を対象に行う選挙の手続きに関する事前説明会について、動画投稿サイトYouTubeを活用する取り組みを去年10月の衆議院選挙から行っています。

中国の5月の消費者物価指数は、去年の同じ月から0.1％下落し、4か月連続でマイナスとなりました。消費者の節約志向が強まる中で、自動車などが値下がりしていて、デフレへの懸念が続いています。

財務省は9日、ことし4月の国際収支を発表し、日本が海外との貿易や投資でどれだけ稼いだかを示す経常収支は、速報値で2兆2580億円の黒字でした。 経常収支が黒字となるのは3か月連続で、4月としては比較可能な1985年以降で最も大きくなりました。