The Finance Ministry has proposed creating a system, potentially backed by legislation, to discourage people in Japan from ...
Yokozuna Onosato will begin his bid for a second straight Emperor's Cup and seventh overall championship against komusubi ...
Nippon Paper Industries Co. said Friday it has abandoned plans to resume paper and pulp production at a mill severely damaged ...
In November, the illumination runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Japanese original by , Hokkaido Photo and Video Department) ...
Real estate developers Mitsui Fudosan Co. and Fukuoka Jisho Co. have decided to name a new commercial complex under ...
As Japanese calligraphy moves closer to being added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the prospect has brought ...
Ishige initially envisioned seeking inscription for kana, Japan's distinctive phonetic script and calligraphic tradition. He ...
Japan decided Friday to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's deployment to the Middle East for antipiracy and information ...
Oyster harvesting started on November 2 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan's top oyster-producing region. This summer was very ...
The fate of a Japanese journalist detained by Russia on suspicion of spying depends on the outcome of the ongoing ...
As he takes stock of his Republican Party's midterm drubbing, President Donald Trump now faces the difficult question of what ...
Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese casino hub's ...