A World Heritage village here kicked off its stunning annual illumination event on Jan. 13, its iconic steep-roofed ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on U.S. President Joe Biden to dispel growing concerns in Japanese and U.S. business ...

The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest ...

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops ...

Convenience store trainer Jiyu Chen understood the difficulties facing two foreign female part-time workers who listened as ...

Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct – which will ...

TOKUSHIMA—David Moreton has for years served as a messenger of the cultural appeal of a Buddhist pilgrimage of 88 temples ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said ...

SEOUL—Top Japanese and South Korean diplomats reaffirmed the importance of bilateral cooperation on Jan. 13 here a week ahead ...

Railway companies across Japan are giving train drivers a new addition to their uniforms that boosts visibility and reduces ...

A former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University is believed to have received about 37 million yen ($234,700) in ...