A 52-year-old con man here who falsely claimed he was a veterinarian apparently met some 50 women trying to make money as ...

The deputy speaker of a city assembly in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture allegedly sexually harassed the daughter of an ...

OKUTAMA, Tokyo -- This town in the mountains of western Tokyo is known as a scenic spot on the upper reaches of the Tama ...

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Wednesday on the selling of technology issues following a rally the previous day, with a share ...

The Japanese government warned day care centers, kindergartens and other facilities across the country on May 7 not to ...

A public school here has liberalized the dress code for students in the junior high grades -- a move said to be the first of its ki ...

Graffiti has been found at the mausoleum of Emperor Meiji in Kyoto, prompting an office of the Imperial Household Agency managing the ...

Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that inflation may have become more susceptible to the effects of a weak yen ...

North Korea is believed to have conducted a test of a liquid propellant rocket engine in late April, a U.S. think tank said ...

TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video ...

On a busy afternoon in Tokyo's Asakusa district, a tour guide leads a small group to a sidewalk outside a branch of clothing ...

Kurile cherry blossoms bloomed in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, on May 6. This is the latest variety of cherry tree to bloom in Japan. Nemuro competes ...