Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies are gathering in India. The two-day summit meeting is set to begin Saturday ...

US Republicans have wrapped up the party's first-ever midterm convention in Texas. US President Donald Trump closed the ...

A Japanese version of the Equal Earth map has been revised to show the Japanese territorial color for the Northern ...

A government survey shows the percentage of young single people in Japan who intend to marry has fallen below 80 percent for ...

Japan's wholesale inflation remained high in August, reflecting rising prices of oil products due to the Middle East ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has adopted a resolution on Iran to be referred to the UN Security Council, saying the ...

Nagoya is a major urban center situated between Tokyo and Osaka. We marvel at the city's ultra-wide roads and grid-like ...

How do the cast and crew prepare for a kabuki performance? Actor Kataoka Ainosuke guides us through the rehearsals and ...

Bonsai artist Suzuki Yoshio revives withered bonsai, Japan's living art form, into something that can be admired forever, ...

The title role in the TV series "Shogun," based on James Clavell's eponymous novel, was modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu. We reveal ...

Today: taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings. Aung Zin Phyo, from Myanmar, works for a firm that makes ...

Mee's frustration with Papa's mistake explodes! Hearing that looking at a beetle's underside helps Buggy calm down as if ...