From 2020 to 2024 in Tokyo, a total of 338 people were rushed to the hospital after choking on mochi, with 33 of them dying.

It will be implemented in fiscal 2026 and is expected to alleviate concerns about post-retirement life, as well as help reduce young people’s reluctance toward joining the SDFs, where there is ...

TOKYO – The New Year’s tuna auction took place at the Toyosu Market in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Monday, and a tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched ¥510.3 million, the highest price on record ...

TOKYO – A strong earthquake hit the Chugoku region, registering a upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Sakai-Minato, Hino and Kofu, Tottori Prefecture, and Matsue and Yasugi, ...

Analysts warn that the steep increase marks a departure from the calibrated tax approach followed over the past eight years.

Cabinet approves three labour protocols, paving the way for long-term employment opportunities and recruitment through government channels.

Cargo on this route currently accounts for 73 percent of the total volume exported to Vietnam by rail and 86 percent of the container volume shipped by this means of transport, up 5 percentage points ...

In the past, Melanau villagers wore the "terendak" to protect themselves from the sun and rain while farming and fishing. Nowadays, it has found a new purpose as ­souvenirs and decorative items while ...

Under the new regulation, sellers must be legally designated facilities, with doctors responsible for prescribing and clearly identified personnel authorised to dispense cannabis to users.

Both countries also expressed the readiness to continue leveraging the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue and the China-Bangladesh-Pakistan cooperation mechanism to ...

The Building and Construction Authority, in response to media queries, said on Jan 5 that the child had been running on the net, lost his balance, and struck a wooden plank walkway.

All accidents occurred on roads, with none recorded on railways or waterways, a contrast to the three railway accidents that killed two people during the New Year holiday in 2025.