The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on Oct. 19 that it had begun accepting ...

Japanese government officials said at an Oct. 19 expert panel meeting that it plans to expand the quota for foreign care ...

Moves to restrict private lodgings are emerging across Japan because of growing friction with local residents. Authorities ...

The temple has a legend about a cat that remained loyal to its master. Nagai Motofusa, a retainer of Mori Terumoto (1553-1625 ...

Malatang is a Chinese soup dish. It uses Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers. It can make the mouth feel numb and hot. In ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday her government will not extend a cut in consumption tax on food and beverages ...

President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November's midterm elections -- but even ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday launched a new digital payment service called "teppay" as the train ...

OSAKA -- A man in his 60s was seriously injured in a stabbing on a street in Osaka on Oct. 20, authorities said. An emergency ...

Kazuaki was a second-year junior high school student when he sat across an acrylic partition from Satoshi Uematsu, the man ...

Japan's government proposed reopening admissions for foreign institutional meal service cooks by shifting them to the food ...

The government of this east Japan city has partnered with The Nippon Foundation to develop a model for supporting people with ...