A clear-as-water soy sauce that offers full flavor and aroma despite its transparency has become an unexpected global hit, ...

Japan aims to ease restrictions on defense equipment exports later this month, a draft government plan showed Friday, paving ...

Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the ...

In Susukino, Sapporo's competitive ramen district, a young entrepreneur is rewriting the rules. Daichi Mori, 25, founded his ...

China is stepping up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support ...

A Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, in what is known to be the first case since ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting Australia during Japan's long holiday period between late April and ...

Divorce tends to be associated with negative images such as anxiety, stress and loneliness, but more people are apparently ...

My plane landed at Tokyo's Haneda airport in mid-September 2025. Unbeknownst to me, my arrival coincided with the last heat ...

Nine divers were rescued after being swept away off Benten Island in the northern Japan city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, on ...

Staffing firm Pasona Group Inc. said Friday it will open a new complex this fall where visitors can experience the exhibition ...

Exports to China of fishing gear made in Japan have increased sharply in recent years amid the rising popularity of the ...