HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture—Hikone Castle, a prominent 17th-century structure here, has received a positive preliminary evaluation for UNESCO World Heritage status, the Cultural Affairs Agency announced ...

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, ...

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

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 ...

Japan’s defense spending will increase more than 16% next year under a record defense budget approved Friday that is intended ...

BEIJING--China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious ...

Squid Game,” Netflix Inc.’s biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming ...

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

Russia has approved an application by Japan's Mitsubishi to take a stake in the new operator of Russia's Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a government order published on Wednesday ...

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