Sultry-voiced Aki Yashiro, beloved as the “queen of enka” (Japanese ballads), died of rapidly progressive interstitial ...

The Enhanced Games have set their inaugural competition for May 2026 in Las Vegas, with swimming, athletics and weightlifting ...

KYOTO—A made-in-Japan humanoid that’s part of a project to help the country make up for lost ground in android development ...

Guests checking in might think they are in a toy store, as some 500 Plarail train cars were seen lined up by the side of the ...

For decades, humble signs hand-cut from industrial tape have guided millions of commuters through the labyrinth of Tokyo’s ...

A woman’s romantic affair lasted for only eight months, but it gave her plenty of international travel, opportunities to meet ...

Japan’s population shrank by 0.7 percent in 2023, although the net loss of 861,237 included a record high inflow of 329,535 ...

The climbing season on Mount Fuji kicked off on July 1 with the opening of the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.

A report on climate change in Japan released on March 26 warns that if temperatures continue to rise significantly, the ...

A record number of pupils and students died by suicide in 2024 while the total number of suicides decreased to the ...

A cap on overtime hours for truck drivers went into effect on April 1, raising concerns of future disruptions to logistics ...

MANILA--Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached Wednesday on a range of accusations that include plotting to ...