The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Urashima is seen in this photo provided by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The Mainichi answers some questions readers may ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has cancelled its ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative, citing “misunderstandings and confusion” over the programme. JICA announced the withdrawal in a ...

UPDATE: Microsoft has now formally announced Forza Horizon 6 during today's big Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast and revealed that it will release first for PC and Xbox console, before then arriving on ...

A Russian Navy Borei-class submarine was observed Sept. 24, 2025, sailing west through the La Perouse Strait with cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and rescue tug Fotiy Krylov. Japan Joint Staff Office photo A ...

Carlos Alcaraz will lead the field at the 2025 Japan Open in the absence of defending champion Arthur Fils, who has pulled out of the tournament due to a back injury. The ATP 500 event commences with ...

TOKYO: An upstart Japanese political party said on Tuesday (Sep 16) it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent ...

Sumitomo Chemical’s site in Chiba, Japan, is one of several in the country involved in consolidation efforts. Credit: Sumitomo Chemical Japan’s petrochemical industry is undergoing a sweeping ...

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to conduct “scientific research tests and training missions in the South China Sea,” China’s Ministry of ...

Prince Hisahito attends the coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace. The Kakan-no-Gi rite marks the formal entry of imperial princes into adulthood and their new responsibilities at court. The ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday that he will resign as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and instructed the party to hold an emergency leadership election, ...