This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no convenience store. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and ...

The Adachi Museum of Art’s picturesque gardens have defended their title as the best in Japan for the 22nd straight year, ...

HIROSHIMA--The ruins of the facilities of the Imperial Japanese Army's logistics corps that were destroyed in the atomic ...

A recent government survey revealed that dating apps are the most popular way for couples to meet, with 25 percent of married ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has expressed strong concerns that the Japanese government is not doing enough to ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Prefecture experienced the highest growth rate of foreign tourism of any prefecture in Japan, helped by ...

The recent widespread shutdown at Toyota group’s assembly plants exposed a vulnerability in its hallmark “lean” production ...

Keio University doctors said they have taken a promising step toward using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to ...

A U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture has been accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a local woman, despite U.S ...

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on ...

Japan is seeking to supercharge its science and technology effort that may benefit both defense and the private sectors by ...

Tokyo police have made arrests over a drunken driving joyride in an illegally modified vehicle disguised as an unmarked police car, complete with a flashing red light and a siren.