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Amid China's growing presence in both the military and economic fields, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is concerned that Japan has too many vulnerabilities in areas including the protection of vital information and supply networks, and the Japanese government is expediting efforts to pass an "economic security promotion law." This is…

Hina dolls inspired by the Loco Solare women's curling team that claimed silver at the Beijing Olympics are featured in a display at Kodomo Ningyo Kobo in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture.

Onsen and hot spring resorts with konyoku mixed-gender bathing facilities have been feeling the pinch of late, as customers become increasingly reticent about stripping off to take a dip with strangers. To counter this trend, many such establishments have started requesting that patrons partially cover up when taking to the…

The village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture will launch a project in fiscal 2023 to train promising young athletes in combined winter sports events, utilizing sports facilities built for the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

For the last time, Tokyo's Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, with its impressive white latticed pyramid roof, closed its doors Sunday night.

OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Students at an Iwate Prefecture high school long known for its strict code of conduct have been using an evidence-based approach to get the school to loosen its stranglehold on their behavior.

SHIZUOKA -- Two clone seedlings of a Hagoromo no Matsu pine tree -- on which legend has it that a heavenly maiden placed her robes -- are being celebrated for their homecoming to the Miho no Matsubara pine forest in Shizuoka City.

The Japanese government has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine, with a view to joining U.S.-led restrictions on exports of semiconductors and other products.

FUKUSHIMA -- The hard work of the Fukushima prefectural government over the past three years finally bore fruit with Anpogaki dried persimmons that were set to be exported to Dubai for the first time. The fruit is a specialty of northern Fukushima Prefecture.

Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds have undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Hokkaido, which previously registered next to no catches, registered the nation's largest annual yellowtail haul in 2020, while Toyama and Niigata prefectures, traditionally known for their winter yellowtail, continue to register poor catches.

Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport on Monday evening.