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

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

Seventy-two percent of voters believe that Japan should legalize same-sex marriages, compared with 18 percent who oppose such ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The head of the U.N. atomic agency observed firsthand the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s ongoing radioactive ...

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

Former world No. 4-ranked and 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori said Thursday on social media that he plans to retire at ...

Concerns are mounting that “minpaku” private lodging operators might go underground, as regulations and crackdowns are being ...