An advertising company in the southwest Japan city of Fukuoka has launched an online platform to purchase bus-related ...

Yokozuna Onosato manhandled new ozeki and overnight leader Aonishiki to a defeat at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of ...

Tours allowing visitors to observe hibernating Asian black bears at a zoo here is drawing strong interest amid a series of ...

False claims that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's grandfather served as an Imperial Japanese Army officer during the ...

The Asahikawa Golf Club here is making use of its snow-covered greens by opening a winter activity venue called Asahikawa ...

Overseas travel from Japan is projected to continue rising in 2026, albeit at a slower pace due to the weak yen, with nearby ...

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern ...

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- "Hunchback," a novel by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa, is rapidly gaining international recognition, earning ...

Residents gathered in Tokyo on Friday to oppose misinformation and discrimination against foreigners as campaigning for the ...

Japan's opposition parties on Friday stepped up their pressure on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition over ...