Kanako Takahara

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito reached a rough agreement Thursday on a proposal for revising the

Iwao Hakamata, who in a rare example is being retried over a 1966 murder case, will be given a verdict on Sept. 26.

The latest study raise hopes that if doctors can identify who might be at risk of developing Alzheimer's beforehand, it could be treated early.

Maki was considered one of the most prominent global architects of his generation.

The JVA received the news from FIVA, the sport’s governing body, after it calculated the rankings points as of Thursday.

The Tokyo gubernatorial election has attracted a record number of candidates — 56 to be exact.

The law only restricts details about other candidates or factually incorrect information from posters on boards set up for elections.

Organizers for the Tokyo Marathon will add a nonbinary option for runners to choose when they pick their gender in the registration process for next year's race, following in the path of other major marathon events.

A 25-year-old U.S. Air Force serviceman in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor — a case that has angered local residents and risks putting a dent in U.S.-Japan relations.

The season looks to have ended a day earlier than average, according to the Meteorological Agency.