Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by ...

Japan plans to make foreign driver's license conversion tests more stringent by significantly increasing the number of ...

With public frustration mounting over Japan's prolonged economic malaise, a rising tide of support for minor political ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito face descending into a "minority ruling coalition" in the ...

As the July 20 House of Representatives election approaches, political parties in Japan have been proposing restrictions on ...

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More and more couples in Japan are choosing weddings where they just take photos and do not have a big ceremony. These ...

A Russian court has ordered a local event organizer to pay Kodansha Ltd. 3.75 million rubles ($48,000) for the unauthorized ...

Why did many couples in Japan rush to register their marriages on July 7, 2025? A) It was the national marriage registration ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Thursday morning as export-linked shares were sold on a firmer yen against the U.S. dollar.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head a presidential delegation to Osaka to attend the World Exposition in the ...