HIGASHI-MATSUYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Customers filling up their tanks at a nondescript gas station here can get a souvenir of the Cinderella-like story that Lars Nootbaar has brought to Japan. They ...

Rodtang even silenced and stunned the Japanese crowd after knocking out Takeru in the opening round. It was his 17th win under the world's largest martial arts organization and his fourth kickboxing ...

SAITAMA -- There is a building in this eastern Japan city designed by an architect who studied under Le Corbusier, a master of modern architecture, that boasts harmonious beauty in every corner. A ...

In an attempt to lift the financial burdens placed on single-parent families, some local municipalities in Japan have set up programs to advance child support payments to such households, a move yet ...

A visitor enjoys the Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lilies, at Gongendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture of Japan, on Oct. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) A visitor takes photos of Lycoris ...

The group TREASURE wrapped up their fan concert tour in Japan successfully, once again proving their strong local popularity. TREASURE held the '2025 TREASURE FAN CONCERT [SPECIAL MOMENT] IN JAPAN' at ...

Large-scale fireworks displays are major events in Japan, often drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators at a time. The people who set up and create these wonders often go unseen, though, so it’s ...

Koma Shrine in Saitama Prefecture has ties to the Korean Peninsula dating back 1,300 years to the fall of the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom. In this year, which marks 60 years since the normalization of ...

A Japanese freelance journalist who made derogatory online comments about Kurdish residents in Saitama Prefecture formally ...

The victim of Monday's fatal stabbing in the city of Saitama may have been a random target, it was learned Wednesday. Rena Tegara, a 15-year-old high school student, is believed to have been a ...

Japanese history is full of dueling, both real and legendary, and the image of two samurai squaring off in a moonlit field is so iconic you probably already have your favorite scene from cinema, anime ...