Damages from special fraud cases, as well as investment frauds and romance scams on social media, totaled approximately 200 ...

OSAKA--The Osaka District Court on Aug. 30 dismissed a lawsuit and a countersuit filed after the suicide of Hana Kimura, a ...

KOCHI—U.S. President Donald Trump’s complaint about Japan not deploying troops to support the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran brought back a teacher’s fond memories of a student and his letter addressed ...

Spending by foreign visitors in Japan reached 8.13 trillion yen ($51.69 billion) in 2024, a 53.4 percent increase from the ...

NAGOYA--Kintetsu Railway Co. said it will start operating a restaurant train featuring French cuisine with local products on ...

OSAKA—A fleet of electric-powered buses used to shuttle attendees during the Osaka Kansai Expo now function more as an eyesore than an emblem in a “graveyard” estimated to be worth billions of yen.

The Japan Coast Guard said it will start building its largest-ever multipurpose patrol vessel—a behemoth with a length of ...

Japanese junior and senior high school uniforms are undergoing a wave of major transformations not seen in decades, with some ...

Rosemary Okui Arocha has firsthand experience of how a single mistranslation can irreparably change someone's life forever.

OSAKA--As Universal Studios Japan in this western metropolis celebrates its 25th anniversary, a current limited-time event ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, attended the 41st World Veterinary Association Congress ...

Working on the front lines of a conflict zone in Somalia, Yosuke Nagai, clad in a helmet and a bulletproof vest, travels in ...