Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island and a popular tourist destination, has again been ranked the country's most attractive prefecture in an annual survey, retaining the top spot for the 18th ...

Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano are part of an elite force: Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), meant to lead assaults from the sea in a possible future war. They are ...

A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due on Wednesday. AI ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says that Japan and the United States have become "allies bound by very strong ties" based on mutual trust after World War II, following a U.S.-China summit that noted ...

Sexual offenses are horrific crimes perpetrated worldwide against people of all ages and genders. In Japan, these crimes are often downplayed or become the subject of massive media attention. The ...

Chubu Electric Power Co on Friday submitted necessary documents to withdraw its applications for regulatory screening to restart two of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers expect a healthier Shohei Ohtani at the top of their lineup for the postseason. The two-way superstar played in the final five games of the regular season after coming off a ...

The number of ski resorts in Japan that operate entirely on natural snowfall could plummet to just seven if global warming continues to accelerate without effective countermeasures being taken, a ...

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out U.S. President Donald Trump's allies in Congress as U.S.

Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested two 16-year-old boys on suspicion of violating the Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. Police said ...

Japan will ban CBN (cannabinol), a hemp-derived wellness ingredient, effective June 1 If that sentence surprised you — either because you didn’t know cannabinoids were legal here, or because you’ve ...