High school students here found that the Japanese rice fish, commonly known as medaka, can voluntarily dive more than 10 ...

To most people, a receipt is a scrap of paper to be stuffed into a pocket or thrown away without a second thought. To Japane ...

The Japanese capital's 23 wards are considering charging households for part of garbage collection and disposal costs. The ...

Kurokawa Onsen in this southwestern Japan town draws more than 1 million visitors a year, but the town's population continues ...

This is the concern raised by former Japan agriculture minister Kazuo Yana's remarks about cutting the budgets of ...

A 43-year-old man who filmed nuisance acts at a major Japanese conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain and posted the videos on ...

Leaks of personal information held by companies and other organizations have surged due to unauthorized access. The ...

Former Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui, who also starred for the New York Yankees, will become the Central League club's ...

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) plans to offer travelers the chance to stay overnight in a historic station building starting ...

Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist for spying allegation marks a fresh low in bilateral ties, and Moscow's hardline ...

Sagawa Express Co., a major Japanese parcel delivery company, said Friday that personal information, including names and ...

Department stores in Japan posted record September duty-free sales and shopper numbers, driven by an increase in inbound ...