A Tokaido Shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station on Saturday morning is packed with travelers who spent the year-end and New ...

The government plans to send former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a special envoy to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s ...

The government as of Dec. 1 has made it possible for young nationals from five countries including Britain and Canada to ...

Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart and devour ...

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Donkey milk has the taste of love,” said Fatiko Basha as she caressed her favorite, Liza, before collecting the animal’s milk ...

Women in Japan have become enamored with “Sylvanian Families,” a series of adorable animal dolls that celebrates its 40th ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, ...

As entrance exam season nears, Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has begun offering test-takers hachimaki ...

The Foreign Ministry is changing the design of Japanese passports in an effort to prevent counterfeiting. Passports with the ...

The prologue and chanting in Iwami kagura traditional sacred dance and music are difficult to understand even for Japanese.

A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel ...