A collection of 10,000-yen bills is seen. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) MAEBASHI -- Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a ...

In Japan, English is a mandatory subject ... Schoolteachers in many prefectures share the assessment that English courses are more difficult for junior high school students under the new guidelines.

TOKYO -- "Map apps" surpassed "phone calls" for the first time in a survey by a Tokyo consulting firm asking smartphone users about their most frequently utilized functions, with multiple ...

It’s this instinct that led Geoffroy to leave Dom Pérignon with the intent to blend Japan’s signature beverage ... as he doesn’t speak Japanese and Yabuta doesn’t speak English or French. Despite the ...

In plain English, this energetic eatery — awash in neon pops ... One that ambitiously covers all 47 prefectures of Japan — it bills itself as “the 48th” — within a gorgeously appointed, ...

On the other hand, with Osaka being the biggest city in the west of Japan, comparisons are often made between Osaka and Tokyo prefectures in the national spotlight, and 36 percent of Osakans feel that ...

Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by ...

Heavy snow has swept across areas along the Sea of Japan coast, with some regions expected to see snow depths surpassing 80 centimeters. In Uonuma City of Niigata Prefecture, which is about four-hour ...

The figure declined in all 47 prefectures. As people refrained from venturing out, fewer vehicles than usual graced Japan’s streets. Traffic volume dropped by 10 to 30 percent year on year on ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the tsunami waves could reach up to one metre. But the advisory issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures has been lifted on Monday evening Japan time.