The Ground Self-Defense Force for the first time showcased its long-range missile launcher vehicle designed to hit enemy ...

WASHINGTON--Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of ...

KITAYAMA, Wakayama Prefecture--Thrill-seekers take note: The season for white water rafting on the Kitayamagawa river is now ...

We cannot but doubt that the judicial branch is squarely facing up to the irreparable damage caused by the accident at the ...

A Chinese ship ran aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South China ...

Beyond Yamashina, a district in southeastern Kyoto, I reached Nanzenji, a venerable Zen Buddhist temple. There, within the ...

Once dismissed as outdated and having little value, kimono from the postwar era are now being re-evaluated for their rich ...

The Japan Shogi Association elected its first female president in its 101-year history. Ichiyo Shimizu, 56, who holds a 7-dan ...

The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, a summer treat last held in 2015, is returning next year as part of a special ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariffs levied on imports are tossing the world around and leading to irreversible global ...

WASHINGTON--Japan and the United States failed to find common ground in their fifth round of talks on Washington’s high ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank ...