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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japan. This is the sixth and final installment of a series that looks at the politics surrounding Okinawa's subsequent development and issues relating to the presence of U.S. bases.

A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found 88% of respondents believe there are serious economic disparities in Japanese society.

The public will see heavier, more agile twin giant panda cubs when they are put back on display at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Friday.

The Japan News will present a new design, both in its printed form and on its website, from March 28. A number of elements will be updated, including our masthead, and new features added to further enrich our content. We are confident these changes will help us be an even…

Seventy-five passengers of a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train were trapped inside the train for about four hours after it derailed during a powerful earthquake that struck late Wednesday night on the railroad's elevated viaduct between Fukushima and Shiroishi Zao stations.

Thirty ski resorts in Japan have either been forced into bankruptcy or suspended operations over the past two years since the worldwide spread of the coronavirus.

Among deaths related to COVID-19 in the ongoing sixth wave of novel coronavirus infections, about 30% were not directly caused by symptoms of the disease but by other factors such as worsening of preexisting conditions among elderly patients, according to analyses by some local governments.

OSAKA -- Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 12 Japanese language and vocational training schools have formed a group to provide Japan-based Ukrainian refugees with free language lessons and other forms of support.

Colorful striped candy balls known as temari-ame and slices of candy with the same image on them, such as a windmill or a beckoning cat, called kintaro-ame -- these traditional Japanese candies are real but they can't be eaten. Instead, they are coated with transparent resin and sold as accessories.