Nearly 150 years ago, a female traveler from Britain arrived in Japan. It was May 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era. Only ...

An unusual municipally funded cram school has opened in this mountainous region of western Japan, aiming to revitalize a ...

ISE, Mie -- The municipal government of this central Japan city has developed a new textile called "Isewashitex," made using ...

ROME (AP) -- Naomi Osaka says she felt like she had "a 20-pound vest on" for her show-stopping outfit at the Met Gala -- ...

Japan's general waste output fell to a record low of 38.11 million tons in fiscal 2024, a government survey showed Friday, ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is planning to allow Myanmar's top diplomat to virtually attend a sideline eve ...

A research team involving Sony Group Corp.'s artificial intelligence unit and others recently said it has developed an ...

Stents used to widen blood vessels in treating congenital heart disease have remained unavailable in Japan for the past three ...

Two people were found dead in northeastern Japan in likely bear attacks earlier this week, which, if confirmed, would bring ...

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a ...

Nintendo Co. said Friday its net profit for the current fiscal year through next March is expected to fall 26.9 percent from ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ...