Two men died in successive water accidents at beaches in Shizuoka Prefecture on Aug. 25 after this season's beach season had ...

Adults have a responsibility to keep watch over children so as not to overlook signs of mental or physical distress, and to ...

Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese avant-garde artist known worldwide for her repetitive imagery of polka dots, pumpkin sculptures and ...

A survey of Fukuoka Municipal Government employees over their dealings with the city assembly found that 26 employees ...

Japan's weather agency issued a special heavy rain warning on Thursday for some areas in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in ...

Campaigning began Thursday for an Okinawa gubernatorial election in which incumbent Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the ...

Japan's major toy trade fair opened Thursday in Tokyo with nostalgic favorites and trend-driven new products featuring themes ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An increasing number of hotels in Japan are offering "sleep tourism" experiences -- stays designed to ...

The Bank of Japan should continue to raise its key policy rate, BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Thursday, citing upsid ...

Tokyo stocks were slightly mixed Thursday morning, as gains in artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related shares ...

A virus-based esophageal cancer drug developed by a startup from Okayama University has gone on sale following approval from ...

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai ...