Opposition parties are preparing in case the highly popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves the House of ...

Aonishiki, center, bows as the envoy from the Japan Sumo Association delivers the message of his promotion to ozeki at a ...

Even if a patient dies during hospitalization, similar situations could arise repeatedly if the cause is swept under the rug. There is no end of problems between hospitals and bereaved families ...

Relaxing restrictions on defense equipment exports and expanding overseas sales channels will likely be able to strengthen the foundation of the defense industry. While maintaining its position as a ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering imposing a 3% fixed rate hotel tax, replacing the current flat amount system ...

Passengers are rescued from a gondola on the Osaka Wheel in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, at 1:28 a.m. on Wednesday. The Yomiuri ...

Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential ...

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki plans to indicate that he will approve the restart of the No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear ...

A fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential housing complex in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on ...

The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others, was held at the Tokyo ...

Aonishiki’s promotion from sekiwake to ozeki — the second highest rank in professional sumo — was announced Wednesday. He ...

Kokuho,” which depicts the life of a kabuki actor, has become the highest grossing domestic live-action film as its box office revenue reached about ¥17.38 billion by Monday, according to an ...