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UTSUNOMIYA—Underground in a former stone quarry, brightly lit and colorfully decorated trucks known as “Dekotora” (Art Truck) are lighting up the darkness in the Oya History Museum here.

ムーミン小説出版80周年 「トーベとムーミン展～とっておきのものを探しに～」へ ボンマルシェ編集部が写真とともに魅力 ...

SEOUL--After much speculation in South Korean media, it turns out the stars of "Crash Landing on You" have indeed landed on each other in real life. The agencies handling Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi criticized U.S. President Trump's announcement of a 24 percent reciprocal tariff on Japan but didn't reveal any plans for retaliatory measures.

Researchers at Kyoto University and contractor Kajima Corp. presented plans to build living facilities required for human habitation on the moon and Mars and a transportation system reminiscent of ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed.

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The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around 80 percent,” according to the government’s Earthquake Research ...

The U.S. military will deploy a number of MQ-4 Triton drones indefinitely to the U.S. Kadena Air Base, a deployment that will rankle Okinawan prefectural officials.

朝日新聞SDGs ACTION!は、サステナビリティに取り組む人に伴走するメディアです。脱炭素や生物多様性、エネルギー、人権、ダイバーシティなど ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank as the 75th yokozuna.