This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba suffered an embarrassing diplomatic setback when he failed to secure a coveted early meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Ishiba, whose ruling party lost ...

A new system to accredit Japanese language schools would see the education minister authorizing the schools, according to a draft plan the Cultural Affairs Agency presented on May 31 to a group of ...