American singer Cyndi Lauper visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters April 27 and met with Gov. Yuriko Koike.

Rice in Japan's supermarkets hit a record-high average of 4,220 yen including tax (some $30) for 5 kilograms over April 14 to ...

Police say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness near the peak of Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday to further boost an alliance in the face of ...

Onodera, a former Japan defence minister, stressed the need to reinforce defence cooperation with the US amid growing threats ...

Taeyeon’s “The TENSE” concert in Tokyo will be completely canceled without rescheduled shows. On April 29, SM Entertainment ...

Meiko Satomura, a titan in women's wrestling, has retired after a remarkable 30-year career, concluding her journey at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. Her fina ...

More countries may distance themselves from the US and move closer to China — and that’s not an outcome Japan would wish for, ...

Abstract paintings by the artist known as Thumbelina are on sale for 33,000 yen (S$300) each at her debut show in Tokyo. Read ...

Lost in a sea of sushi spots and metro maps, Joanne Karcz finds her footing – and her appetite – with the help of a food tour ...

It was history. On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake, magnitude 9.0, struck 80 miles off the Northeast Coast of Japan, generating a series ...