An NHK opinion poll shows that nearly two-thirds of respondents say they will vote in the upcoming Lower House election ...

A militant group has staged coordinated attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, leaving 17 security personnel and 31 civilians dead. Security forces say they later killed scores of ...

Visitors to a park in central Japan joined a bean-throwing ceremony on an artificial snow slope ahead of "Setsubun," the last ...

Is generative AI a creative revolution or chaos? Rob Salkowitz, technology and pop culture analyst, examines the impact on the animation industry.

As households struggle with rising prices, voter frustration over inflation may become a decisive factor in Japan's coming ...

A yakiniku grilled meat restaurant in Tokyo's busy Shinbashi district is tailored to solo diners. Why do these customers ...

Japanese researchers have reportedly succeeded in mining mud thought to contain rare earth elements from a seabed some 5,700 ...

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama, has won a Grammy Award for best audio book, narration ...

Japan's Daihatsu Motor has begun selling mini electric commercial vehicles in the country as its first mass-produced EVs. The ...

US President Donald Trump has reacted to remarks made by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that US attacks could ...

Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan has asked the Ground Self-Defense Force, or GSDF, to send personnel to Aomori City to ...

The price of gold in Japan has plunged from a record high set last week. Demand waned as investors shifted to dollar-buying.