The influenza outbreak has triggered a national alert as flu cases are surging and hospitalizations are increasing, ...

As imported rice becomes a popular alternative to Japanese mainstays whose prices continue to rise, it begs the question—do ...

Visibility and internal acceptance guided volleyball player Rui Takahashi’s decision to publicly come out as gay, a move ...

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

Aiming to strengthen ties with Mongolia, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed to a yen loan worth about 158 billion yen ($1 ...

A city here became the fifth municipality and the only one on the main Honshu island to embark on the selection process for ...

A pilot on a plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s spy agency said Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’s recent revelation of a ...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers expect a healthier Shohei Ohtani at the top of their lineup for the postseason. The ...

OSAKA—A regenerative medical product derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells was used to treat a patient in a ...

The main building of the Kyoto Imperial Palace where the ancient enthronement ceremonies were held for emperors of the past is preparing to undergo extensive restoration work after a final exhibition.