Kyoto has become so congested with tourists that organizers of school trips are opting to stay away from the ancient capital.

Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro Corp. said it scored a world-first in farming Pacific saury at a commercially viable ...

Japan’s Board of Audit found that 453 billion yen ($3 billion) in public money effectively went down the drain due to lax ...

Asian shares traded mostly higher Monday, cheered by a record finish last week on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 ...

Major department stores in Japan are already entering sales battles of traditional Japanese cuisine to celebrate New ...

In a landmark decision, the Sapporo Family Court ruled that a requirement mandating transgender individuals to alter the ...

A sea anemone whose conical body resembles Mount Fuji is not only a new species but also part of a genus and family ...

FUKUSHIMA--Acoustic technology is being deployed in a city nature conservation area here to deter bear attacks following a ...

Recently released dramatic wartime footage here shows a kamikaze pilot parachuting out of his exploding aircraft and into the ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s economy could fall into crisis rivalling its 1997 meltdown if the government accepts current U.S.

An opposition party is drafting an anti-espionage legislative package that would regulate foreign influence and beef up Japan ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will withdraw its “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative amid an unceasing wave ...