Balancing the need to attract visitors while preserving traditional rituals is an ongoing challenge for Japanese communities ...

The man who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans had suspected bomb-making materials at ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a recycling technology for the effective use of mixed post-consumer plastic waste, a ...

Walking along Omotesando Avenue in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in the cold night rain, I came across an eye-catching sight: an array ...

Japan has allocated 8.1 billion yen ($51 million) for fiscal 2025 to provide defense equipment to the armed forces of ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is expected to visit South Korea as early as Jan. 13 for talks with his counterpart, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba overcame his first major hurdle in parliament as head of a minority government but his ...

The Panasonic Impulse came from behind to beat the Fujitsu Frontiers 34-27 in Japan's Rice Bowl American football ...

Japan's main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its ...

A group of governors is aiming to have Japan's hot spring culture added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2028, ...

Aoyama Gakuin University retained its Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay title on Friday, breaking its own competition ...

The return rush of people who spent the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns and other travel destinations has begun, and shinka ...