and wrong numbers (114,668). When people in central Japan's Aichi and Mie Prefectures dial the number, they are linked to the 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters' operation center in Nagoya.

The ban on public smoking, which took effect on January 27, includes roads, parks, plazas and other public places and applies not only to cigarettes, but also to vapes. Violators will be fined 1,000 ...

“Many of them became Muslims through marriage,” Tanada said. “A growing number are also likely joining the faith of their own volition.” Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer.

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Suicides among school-age children in Japan reached an all-time high of 527 in 2024, surpassing the previous record of 514 in 2022, according to preliminary figures released ...

Millions of abandoned houses that threaten to become ghost neighborhoods or garbage dumps, even in major cities, are one of the most visible consequences of Japan’s aging, a country that fears being ...

Issuance of the My Number Card started in January 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in early 2020 revealed the slowness of administrative digitalization.

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan saw a record-high 36.78 million foreign visitors in 2024, a 42-percent increase from the previous year, government data showed Friday. The figure exceeds the previous ...

The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of ...

Japanese cars are very much loved by a large number of people. Throughout the years, many of these have become highly ...

The government aims to train both blue-collar and skilled professionals for domestic and international markets. The National ...

GSK announces depemokimab applications accepted for review in China and Japan for asthma with type 2 inflammation and CRSwNP: London, UK Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 17:00 Hrs [IS ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.