Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators ...

A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off small islands in southwestern Japan on Thursday, after over 1,000 ...

TOKYO -- Two women acted quickly and saved a teenager who collapsed on a Tokyo train on May 8. On June 29, they were thanked ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending rose a real 4.7 percent in May from a year earlier, government data showed Friday ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would likely begin sending letters informing some countries of their new ...

A Michael Jackson impersonator in Osaka is using his popularity on social media to help address issues such as overcrowding ...

Diplomat and abstract sand artist Takashi Hattori and his work titled ...

Major Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. will introduce its first-ever noodle menu item in its 125-year history, at all ...

July 3, marks the official start of campaigning for the House of Councillors election. Can the sense of stagnation in ...

URAYASU, Chiba -- Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR)'s special summer program "Summer Cool-off" began July 2 with a surprise ...

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