Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence - and avoiding being upstaged ...

The exams were held at 651 venues across the country, with the number of applicants increasing by about 3,200 from the ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey ...

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' ...

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

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Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his ...