Influenza case counts in Japan in the week until Sunday were more than double the figure from the previous week.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has ordered a review of the law aimed at strengthening the country's economic security ...

In the northern Japanese region of Akita Prefecture, a spike in bear-human encounters has ended with a sharp response from ...

Many university officials in Japan believe bringing an international environment onto campus is a cheaper, safer way to ...

Japan is finding it harder to attract foreign workers, even as the country needs more people for jobs. Many foreign workers ...

Komeito, which recently left its long-time partnership with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, questioned the prime ...

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Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying Japanese who has learned hiragana and katakana. We encourage ...

A park featuring the Pokemon character "Lapras" opened in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on October 31. Lapras is a ...

The mountains spanning Toyama, Niigata, Gifu and Nagano prefectures are called the Northern Alps. Within them, the Tateyama ...