U.S. film director Oliver Stone joined other celebrities around the world in releasing a petition against the construction of ...

URAYASU, Chiba Prefecture—With a month to go before the much-awaited grand opening, a charming new area of Tokyo DisneySea ...

Two more men have been arrested in connection with a couple’s charred bodies found last month in Tochigi Prefecture, ...

Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who ...

Sorry cat lovers, but dogs are elderly people's best friends when it comes to helping ward off dementia, according to a ...

The question of imperial succession is related to an important national institution defined by the Constitution. The ruling ...

Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday after another day of gains on Wall Street, although Chinese shares faltered.

Japanese travel abroad remains largely sluggish across the board, but one country is showing signs of becoming a tourist ...

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani continued his power surge with his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Japan has described as “regrettable” U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment that “xenophobia” is stifling the Asian nation’s ...

CHICAGO-- Yu Darvish pitched five scoreless innings, Luis Campusano drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres beat the ...

In the spring four years ago, while the nation was struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, a friend of mine advised me not to ...