Although not timed to coincide with the high season for moving, the move of Akishino's family has reached a climax: after four years of living in their temporary residence, "Gokagu-sho," it was decided that the family would move to the renovated Akishino residence, but only Kako has appealed to remain in the temporary residence.

A museum commemorating the friendship between Japan and Turkey has been receiving donations and messages for survivors of the powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey a month ago.

Interviews with investigators have revealed that the former general manager of Rakuten Mobile and others were involved in a fraud case in which the company is alleged to have fraudulently paid approximately 30 billion yen to the company, resulting in actual damages to the company of nearly 10 billion yen.

The renovation of Akishino's residence in the Akasaka Imperial Palace in Moto-Akasaka, Tokyo, will be completed in September 2022.

New data shows inflation in Japan's capital eased for the first time in more than a year as government subsidies kicked in.

Japan's government has extended the deadline of an incentive campaign for people to apply for "My Number" ID cards with certain conditions, due to congestion at municipal offices by last-minute applicants.

Japan's government has approved a set of bills that would allow nuclear power plants to operate beyond their current 60-year limit.

NHK has learned Japan's government and the Imperial Household Agency are making arrangements for Crown Prince and Princess Akishino to attend the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in May.

Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are planning to install shutters and gates at subway station entrances to keep flood water from flowing into tunnels.

Consumer prices in Japan rose at the fastest pace in over four decades in January. Electricity, gas, and food costs in particular, are soaring.

The governor of the western Japanese prefecture of Shimane has urged the central government to stand firm in diplomatic negotiations with South Korea to resolve the issue of the Takeshima Islands.

The Japanese government is trying to make arrangements for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to visit Ukraine before hosting the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.