Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time, Japanese ...

KUMAMOTO--Kimiko Nishimoto, who found success late in life as a photographer, died at a hospital here from cholangiocarcinoma ...

CHIBA—A prefectural commission plans to restrict crabbing for “gazami” crabs along the coast of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, ...

From the lakeside city of Otsu to Kyoto, I walked a roughly 12-kilometer stretch of the Biwako Sosui—a historic manmade ...

WASHINGTON--Japan and the United States failed to find common ground in their fifth round of talks on Washington’s high ...

The Japan Shogi Association elected its first female president in its 101-year history. Ichiyo Shimizu, 56, who holds a 7-dan ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to ...

Shonai residents enjoy an opulent culinary culture in the region that has taken root in helping them lead healthier ...

Gamblers in Japan illegally bet 6.5 trillion yen ($46 billion) on sports through overseas websites in 2024, a sign the nation ...

SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--City authorities gave the go-ahead for trial balloon rides at ancient burial grounds here from early ...

Four Self-Defense Force members were slightly injured in an explosion on June 9 while handling unexploded bombs at a storage ...

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger ...