Snow is expected to accumulate in central Tokyo as heavy snowfall is forecast for many parts of the country through Feb. 9, ...

Despite their coalition agreement, candidates from the Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) ...

MILAN--Madison Chock and Evan Bates ignited the ice with a commanding rhythm dance before teammate Alysa Liu followed with a ...

Toyota Motor's surprise CEO switch comes as global automakers confront a tumultuous industry landscape - one that the ...

MILAN--Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic ...

About two-thirds of all candidates running in the Feb. 8 Lower House election support Japan strengthening its defense ...

NAGASAKI--The Nagasaki Lantern Festival opened on Feb. 6 with about 15,000 lanterns and objects brightly lighting up the city ...

It was during the Edo Period (1603-1867), that the Yubara Onsen area transformed into a “tojiba,” a hot spring resort for ...

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday named finance chief Kenta Kon, a close ally and former secretary of Chairman Akio Toyoda, as its ...

Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. She loves motorcycles and playing the drums, including with visiting dignitaries. She thrilled a nation that often fetishizes company loyalty by ...

More than two weeks after the restart was suspended, Tokyo Electric Power Co. will resume operations for a second time on Feb. 9 at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in ...

To reinforce the nation’s coastal defenses against foreign vessels in the final years of the Edo Period (1603-1867), the Tokugawa Shogunate created a new official position called “Niigata Bugyo” for ...