The term was introduced in April by the weather agency to describe days when temperatures reach 40C.

The personnel increase is aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal residents and speeding up residency status ...

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is back in Okinawa after helping to enforce a Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Japan plans to add 230 immigration officers as it expands investigations into unauthorized residency, employment and ...

Japan is braced for another day of punishing heat on Thursday, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in some ...

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has pointed to the need for a taboo-free nuclear debate. He spoke to reporters on ...

Sanae Takaichi has said she gets just “zero to three hours” of sleep a night, prompting a debate in the country over ...

In April Japan coined term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heat ...

Sanae Takaichi claimed she was surviving on ‘zero to three’ hours of sleep since taking office. Her idol, the former British prime minister, was famously known for sleeping about about four hours a ni ...