Professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who secured two consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's figure skating, will host his ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling around 2.1 kilograms of sedative-laced vape liquid used to make what has ...

The screening in China of the latest animated film in Japan's Demon Slayer series, a global box office smash, was not ...

Brothels established in Niigata Prefecture for Allied occupation forces immediately after Japan's surrender in World War II ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has a good relationship with the leaders of both Japan and China, the White House stressed ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year ...

When an earthquake strikes in winter, cold temperatures and snow can slow down evacuations and raise the risk of hypothermia.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was ranked the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine on Wednesday ...

Same-sex couples and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit on Japan's ban on same-sex marriage took their case to the Supreme Court ...

The waters near Osezaki, a popular diving spot off Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the Izu Peninsula, are now decorated with ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Families of victims of "karoshi," or death from overwork, on Thursday protested the recent selection of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark emphasizing work as this year's ...

A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted by Japan to three categories already inscribed ...