By Damian Flanagan My eldest daughter has a fondness for learning languages -- French and German -- but her real passion is for what we would call ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday voiced hope that Japan, China, and other countries would send warships to the Strait of ...

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Minami, one of Japan's leading entertainment districts, is bustling with domestic and international tourists, but in recent ...

SUKUBA, Ibaraki -- "'Muryou' means free of charge." This phrase, written in simple Japanese, appears on a card in a Japanese ...

The second-floor corridor connecting buildings at Fukuoka Jo Gakuin features a beautiful, linear form, as seen in the city of ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about the situation surrounding bear incidents in Japan this ...

The finance ministers of Japan and South Korea expressed "serious concern" about the sharp fall of their respective currencies to the U.S. dollar amid Middle East tensions, vowing to remain "vigilant" ...

Ozeki Aonishiki's yokozuna promotion bid is all but over after his fourth defeat in seven days at the Spring Grand Sumo ...

Police arrested seven men including yakuza gangsters Saturday on suspicion of stealing suitcases containing about 420 million ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Panasonic Connect Co.'s "Let's note" compact laptop will mark its 30th anniversary in June, supported by ...

Japan and the United States plan to conclude an action plan for a multilateral critical minerals trade agreement at a meeting ...