Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Sendai residents have bragging rights to living in the most comfortable city in Japan, as government statistics support their ...

OSAKA--A major hospital here suspended routine medical services after a ransomware cyberattack shut down the facility’s electronic medical record system, officials said on Oct. 31. Osaka General ...

Japan’s government issued a warning Friday for increased vigilance against cyberattacks, which are rising in number and becoming more sophisticated. The National Cybersecurity Office, which was set up ...

BANGKOK—China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President ...

KAWASAKI—Three workers were killed, one was injured and another remains missing after a 500-ton counterweight and scaffolding collapsed during a crane-dismantling operation at a steel mill on April 7.

In a world first, Toyota Motor Corp. entered a race with a vehicle propelled by a superconducting motor that leverages the ultra-cold nature of liquid hydrogen fuel. The GR Corolla debuted at the ...

A female sophomore at a prestigious private university in Tokyo was appalled by the fast pace and difficult lectures in mathematics, physics and chemistry she faced from the moment she enrolled. “I ...

Japan has ⁠started its first nationwide survey ⁠of animal cafes amid concerns over animal welfare, hygiene and public health, a government official said, bringing greater scrutiny ⁠to the popular but ...

Tokyo-based Space One Co. self-destructed its Kairos No. 3 small rocket shortly after launch on March 5, dealing another blow to Japan’s efforts to put a satellite in space through a private company.

SEOUL—North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding ...

The number of COVID-19 deaths plummeted by 40 percent in 2025 from the previous year, but the infectious disease still killed around 21,000 senior citizens. The death toll from COVID-19 has declined ...