The suicide rate among elementary school pupils has surged in recent years and tends to spike in the April to June period, ...

Okinawa prefectural police and U.S. service members conducted a joint patrol here near the U.S. Kadena Air Base late on April ...

Japan was first up among nations around the world in negotiations with the United States over high tariffs unilaterally ...

Asian shares were mixed on Monday following the Easter weekend holiday, with some markets still closed. U.S. futures were ...

A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

The operator of Tokyo Disney Resort has joined a growing number of businesses taking steps to protect employees from customer ...

Cartographer Ino Tadataka (1745-1818) was 55 years old when he set out on his first surveying trip in 1800 to chart the coast ...

The race was sponsored by a department of the Beijing municipal government. While both humans and androids took part, the ...

Village officials have released an unusual tourism guidebook aimed at alleviating overtourism problems and concerns in the ...

Monks and worshippers spent the night of April 18 chanting sutras to honor the founder of Chion-in temple in Kyoto’s ...

TOTTORI--Sand sculptors are putting the finishing touches on their gritty masterpieces for a special exhibition opening on ...

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission will soon issue warnings to 15 luxury hotels in Tokyo over their cartel-like behavior that ...