The neighboring cities of Izumisano and Sennan in southern Osaka Prefecture announced in October that they would begin ...

Kyosan Kogyo Co., based in the Sakurashimo district of Fukushima, is the only company in Japan still capable of building ...

Three close-knit sisters in this western Japan city are pursuing a shared dream in the boxing ring. Led by their eldest ...

Israeli forces killed a top commander of the militant Hamas group in an overnight airstrike on southern Gaza, Israel said ...

Britain's Prince Harry hailed wounded Ukrainian veterans as society's role models Sunday and said they need to continue ...

The Hands Shibuya store, an iconic general shop that had everything from cosmetics to DIY tools, closed Sunday, after more ...

When Satoshi Kasai entered a sanatorium for Hansen's disease, he changed his surname to shield his family from discrimination ...

The Inheritance of Silence "Maki," Michiko said delicately, "people seem to believe that I was born to be a musician. I don't ...

With its rugged mountain ridges and precipitous terrain, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture is renowned as one of Japan's most ...

Police bands from Japan as well as Vietnam, Singapore and Australia marched through the streets of Tokyo's Ginza shopping ...

A decision on whether to readmit Myanmar to key political meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is not ...

Japan's tourism boom may be losing steam as Chinese visitor numbers fall after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November 2025 ...