Shiori Ito took on a powerful journalist and the Japanese legal system after an alleged date rape, turning the ordeal into ...

A bear ecology expert says the animals have been moving closer to communities in Japan over the past 40 to 50 years. One sign ...

Tokyo, Japan - November 27, 2024 Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi poses for photos after a press conference at the Japan ...

Ever wonder where Santa gets his inspiration from? Digital travel platform Agoda shares five enchanting Christmas markets ...

Anchor] As Japan is struggling to digitize its administration, it has stopped issuing new paper health insurance certificates from today.However, it remains ...

World shares have started the week mixed, with China leading gains as monthly surveys show improving conditions for ...

Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami pledged Monday to do his best to lead his team to the championship next year before ...

Travelling to Japan - again? Planning your itinerary as a frequent traveller can get repetitive, and while classic tourist ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- "Futehodo," an abbreviation of the title of the popular drama "Futekisetsu nimo hodo ga aru!" was selected ...

An elite high school in Tokyo turns 130 next year, and a pine tree grown from seeds in Kitty Hawk graces its front entrance.

A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.

Japan is stepping up its commitment to semiconductor and artificial intelligence technologies with an additional ¥1.5 ...