A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...

Less than half of foreign travelers know at least one of the eight major sightseeing areas in the Tohoku region and just 16 ...

Usually packed with quiet business passengers, a Tokaido Shinkansen hosted lively travelers of the four-legged variety ...

NARA—The historic Nara Prison from the Meiji Era (1868-1912) has at last reopened as a luxury hotel whose proceeds will go ...

Railway buffs are mourning plans by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) to replace traditional magnetic tickets for short-distance rides with larger tickets with scannable QR codes in the spring of 2027.

BEIJING—Chinese AI startup Moonshot ‌on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said ⁠is the world’s ...

SEOUL—A South Korean court on Monday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for illegally receiving ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi isn't shying away from the hot button issue of Taiwan that her predecessors tread lightly on, citing a condition for Japan to provide support in exercising its right of ...

The bill to revise the Imperial House Law that passed the Diet on July 17 ignored scholarly research that questions the 2,600 ...

Tokyo-based crowdfunding company Ubugoe Inc. is withholding millions of yen in donations from at least six organizations that ...

Japan Railways Group companies are upgrading measures to protect their workers from bear attacks after a record number of ...

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket blasted off from Kagoshima Prefecture on June 12, placed artificial satellites into their planned orbits and helped to quickly restore confidence in the nation’s space ...