Organizations are trying to bring overseas refugees to Japan to ease labor shortages, improve the economy and help Tokyo ...

Many closed-down “sento” public bathhouses across Japan have been reborn as cafes or even “izakaya” pubs. But a few are now ...

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

Although Japan and China have cleared hurdles for a resumption of Japanese beef exports after a 24-year hiatus, it remains ...

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

A popular daytrip from central Tokyo, Mount Takaosan at 599 meters high is seemingly a safe and casual hike compared to ...

According to the R-bies Sports Foundation, which tracks data on fun sports activities, Okuyama, now 97, is the oldest person ...

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

A “lawless” zone here overrun by foreign visitors and plagued by bad behavior has been tamed thanks to a multi-government ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched how Mongolians race horses in a wild prairie setting on July 12 during a ...

Nestled in a small, glossy scarlet case was a “hanko” personal seal that is commonly used in Japan to serve as an official ...

OSAKA--Nayuta Sato has been playing the piano since he was 4 and always wanted to perform with his mother, who couldn’t play ...