This autumn's first catches of sakura shrimp have been auctioned at two ports in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

Japan Tobacco is assessing the financial impact of Moscow's move to assume temporary control of the JT Group's assets in ...

US President Donald Trump says he expects to hold trilateral talks with the leaders of China and Russia on the sidelines of ...

Traditional Kyoto-style bags are made from Nishijin brocade, Yuzen-dyed fabric, and other locally made premium textiles.

Under the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, many Cambodians were forced into marriage against their will. Nearly half a ...

Awamori is Japan's oldest distilled spirit. Around 600 years ago, Okinawa was an independent maritime state called the Ryukyu ...

Takasago Masami generates almost no plastic waste. Composting instead of plastic bags for food scraps, or doing dishes with a ...

Okinawa, the southern islands of Japan, was once ruled by an independent kingdom with close ties to its Asian neighbors. Its ...

Today: recommending additional repairs. Wewalage Suneth Priyanka Fernando, from Sri Lanka, works as an auto mechanic in Chiba ...

Is there a meal you'll never forget? People with international roots living in Japan take you on a tasty exploration of the ...

In January 2026, WBO super flyweight champion Hiruta Mizuki was chosen as Female Fighter of the Year by the boxing world's ...

Newly released data from the Japanese Finance Ministry show that the authorities engaged in a record spree of dollar-selling ...