Sanrio Co. is jumping into the business of video games in earnest. The holder of Hello Kitty and other popular characters is ...

Most foreigners are believed to detest natto, the fermented soybeans with a pungent odor and sticky, slimy texture.

Three Japanese films will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or award at the Cannes International Film Festival scheduled to start ...

Two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Shoma Uno is donning another professional mantle as a new member of the esports team ...

MANILA--The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay near its heavily secured ...

VOX POPULI: The melancholic pull of 'Lemon' and 'Chainsaw Man' locations ...

KOBE--Records pertaining to a notorious 14-year-old serial killer in Kobe in 1997 were discarded by a family court here in ...

Police have arrested an Asahiyama Zoo employee here who said he burned the body of his wife in an incinerator at his ...

KYOTO--Yukihiro Sugatani was born in the Rokuharagakku community in the ancient capital's Higashiyama Ward, where ...

HIROSHIMA--As wars and turbulent politics swirl across the globe, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum here offers a place of ...

YOKOHAMA—Amid its large-scale restructuring efforts, ailing automaker Nissan Motor Co. announced a long-term vision that will ...

This is part of a series on issues surrounding freedom of speech, focusing on “justice” in society where social media and ...