A hotel stay in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, will soon double as a small act of animal welfare under a new project ...

A Japanese-owned tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil has transited through the Strait of Hormuz after securing ...

More than two months after her party's landslide victory in the general election, a series of local election defeats have ...

An azalea plant taller than people is in bloom with bright red flowers. An azalea festival is being held at Ukidakekohkajuen ...

The body positivity movement may have cooled since its 2010s peak, but Japan's plus-size industry remains resilient thanks to ...

A special exhibition tracing the work of U.S.-born Japan scholar Donald Keene (1922-2019), who followed poet and tanka writer ...

Chateraise Co., one of Japan's largest confectionery makers, headquartered in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, has begun producing ...

Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six effective innings Tuesday night and did not bat for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his second ...

A man with a hammer struck a high school student on the head and sprayed an unknown substance at multiple police officers who ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday her government will do its utmost to help ensure continued wage hikes as the ...

Kodai Senga went on the 10-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation Tuesday for the struggling New York Mets, who also ...

Japanese government a "golden share" to give it veto power over key management decisions, as it seeks partnerships with ...