The International Criminal Court will never halt its activities even with the increased pressure from sanctions imposed by ...

BUSAN--Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa blasted a recent South Korean court ruling that ordered the Japanese government to pay ...

High school student Hayato Kumagai said he can’t believe the Golden Arches will soon rise over his city here along the ...

YOKOHAMA—Samsung Electronics Co. celebrated the opening of its new research and development center here, underscoring the ...

In a town where cattle outnumber humans 6 to 1, efforts are accelerating to turn the community into a “spaceport” that can ...

The most famous dog in Japan is surely Hachiko (1923-1935), the faithful Akita Inu who sits enshrined in front of Shibuya Station, Tokyo’s bustling rail and subway hub.

Mount Fuji recorded its first snowcap of the season on Oct. 30, appearing 28 days later than usual on the second-latest date ...

Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished search—for the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers who never made it home. Of ...

Kana Sekiya, 43, used to shop near a train station in Tokyo on her way back home from work. Now she drives more than 30 ...

Overseas tourists outspent their Japanese counterparts by 4.6 times in Hokkaido’s Niseko area during the 2025-2026 winter season, translating to a single traveler dropping an average of 580,000 yen ...

Tokyo police have arrested two members of a well-organized and lucrative underground group that “scouts” for sex workers, offers rewards for recruitment success and threatens violence for disobedience ...

Canada said it granted refugee status to two Japanese women last September due to widespread discrimination they faced in Japan as lesbians and members of the weaker sex. Ottawa also cited the lack of ...