In a hot spring village at the foot of the Ou mountains in Fukushima Prefecture, a secluded inn made famous by a Japanese ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The titular character of the popular Japanese manga "Chiikawa" on Wednesday was named Tokyo Station master ...

For more than a century, only male umpires have officiated at Japan's prestigious Koshien high school baseball tournaments.

Japanese footwear giant Asics Corp. said Wednesday it plans to spin off its Onitsuka Tiger high-end sneaker brand amid ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection and will miss a monetary ...

Japan's parliament on Wednesday compiled a proposal to revise a law aimed at ensuring a sustainable imperial family system ...

Is the Japanese government going to keep nuclear reactors fraught with problems operational for decades to come? Replacing ...

A statue of Kenshiro, the main character of the popular manga "Fist of the North Star," was unveiled on June 3 at Matsuzakaya ...

Japanese beef-bowl restaurant chain operator Matsuya Foods Holdings Co. on Wednesday opened a high-end takeout shop in a ...

Trials of a Level 4 self-driving bus, capable of operating completely without a driver under certain conditions, have begun ...

More than 150 trees growing on private land next to a planned mega-solar project in this northern Japan city were cut down ...

As more bookstores close amid stiff competition with online shops, their operators are striving to introduce new business ...