NAGOYA -- "Let's all share love, hope and respect." One night in early September, about 20 Brazilian residents of Japan gathered along Wakamiya-odori Avenu.

KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata -- The production of dried persimmons, a local specialty and a familiar sight in late autumn, is now at its peak in this northern Japan city, with vivid orange curtains of ...

The Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition, one of Japan's three major fireworks festivals, was held in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, ...

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their ...

U.S. envoys met Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before heading to Ireland for talks with ...

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named National League MVP on Thursday, ending Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese udon noodle chain Marugame Seimen said Thursday it will lower prices for five of its dishes from ...

Freezer warehouses are being built one after another in Aichi Prefecture as demand for frozen foods expands. In addition to ...

TOKYO -- Japan's influenza season has begun more than a month earlier than last year, prompting health experts to urge people ...

Only 55.0 percent of foreign residents in Japan paid into the country's national pension in fiscal 2023, lagging behind the ...

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that Japan will continue to work closely with the United States and take ...

The Liberal Democratic Party, Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) have submitted a bill t ...