But it said it does not have details on the number of urinals and stalls for men and women when asked by The Asahi Shimbun. A JR East official noted the company has installed more toilets for men ...

OSAKA--The grounds of the Japan Mint in Osaka’s Kita Ward opened to the public on April 5 in an annual event to show off the hundreds of flowering cherry blossom trees. But a lucky 1,900 or so ...

(Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- The support rate for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plunged to 23% in a weekend Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll, down 7 percentage points ...

A parent of one new student told the Mainichi Shimbun, "We cannot respond (to an interview)," apparently mindful of the written pledge. An acquaintance of theirs shared a message stating ...

Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery used by ...

Nikkei 225 is an index which belongs to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) calculates the index daily since 1950. The calculation of Nikkei 225 index began on ...

The specialty of DOW JONES YOMIURI SHIMBUN Pro — a digital media service for corporate customers launched by The Yomiuri Shimbun and U.S. media firm Dow Jones & Co. on Tuesday — is quickly delivering ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun and U.S. media firm Dow Jones & Co. on Tuesday launched the DOW JONES YOMIURI SHIMBUN Pro, a digital subscription news service for corporate customers that will allow readers to ...