Nearly 20 years have passed since the nation’s postal service was privatized in 2007, and the mail and parcel delivery business — which serves a vital public function — has fallen into a chronic ...

The Gifu city government is pressing ahead with upgrades to a cruise service that offers views of Nagara River ukai cormorant fishing, a tradition said to have a history of more than 1,300 years.

Central Japan Railway Co. will operate a special overnight Tokaido Shinkansen departing Tokyo Station late at night on Aug. 8 and arriving at Shin-Osaka Station the following morning, the company ...

Nakamura Bunguten, a stationery store located near Koganei Avenue in Koganei, Tokyo, possesses an irresistible charm for fans of vintage writing supplies.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent on Monday exchanged views on the current foreign exchange market trends during an online meeting, Katayama told reporters ...

Many students were temporarily trapped in a school building as flames and black smoke spread, creating a situation that could easily have turned into a major disaster. It must be determined whether ...

A monthly concert featuring music played on a Credenza—the masterpiece of acoustic (spring-driven) phonographs—is held at the Donald Keene Center Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture.

The 500 series Shinkansen trains, affectionately known as the “Long Nose,” will end regular service on January 13 next year, JR West announced on Monday. After that, they will operate on a temporary ...

Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.

Eccentric, ostentatious and artistic, Abelardo de la Espriella is also a political neophyte who is poised to become Colombia’s next president after leaning into everything that makes him different ...

The government has finalized a plan to fully digitalize customs procedures at airports by 2030, according to sources. The aim ...

If a major earthquake were to hit the densely populated Tokyo metropolitan area, it is expected to cause catastrophic damage. Particularly, fires caused by electrical problems would have a significant ...