Even though he may not look the part of a police dog, Haku the Pomeranian is now officially part of the Miyazaki prefectural ...

As a replacement for the Doctor Yellow, known as a “doctor for Shinkansen lines,” the driver’s cab will be equipped with a ...

The operator of the Don Quijote megastores Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (PPIH) is pushing into new territory with ...

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, ...

FUKUSHIMA—A bear that was trapped in a factory here after attacking four people outwitted a city-led capture team by ...

The economy ministry has set numerical targets for replacing nuclear reactors that are scheduled for decommissioning, ...

BEIJING--Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in what will be his ...

Shares have fallen in Asia, with South Korea’s benchmark dropping more than 5%, after sharp declines for some big artificial ...

Punctuality, long a source of pride among airlines in Japan, has eroded as an increase in inexperienced travelers and ...

The kanji character “so,” used in the Japanese verb “tsukuru,” meaning to create or bring something new into being, carries ...

WASHINGTON--An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there ...

An illegally constructed mosque is now operating and drawing numerous worshippers on land in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, ...