The producer behind popular group XG was arrested along with three others in Aichi Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of ...

If the war is not stopped, many more lives will be lost. Yet rushing to a ceasefire in a way that will force the victimized country to make unreasonable concessions would set a bad precedent in which ...

Athletes who shone on a grand stage that comes just once every four years deserve heartfelt applause. The sight of athletes gathering from countries around the world and respecting each other has ...

Shohei Ohtani exited spring training camp with a virtual handle-with-care tag as the Dodgers’ two-way star commits his ...

The government sent a parliamentary vice minister of the Cabinet Office as its representative to the Takeshima Day memorial ceremony held in Matsue on Sunday, rather than a Cabinet minister as ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Monday that “haru ichiban,” the first strong southern winds of the year, blew across the Kanto region. It did not occur last year, and in 2024, it was ...

Seiki Keene, the adopted son of Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene, performed an old work of joruri storytelling with shamisen at Tokyo’s Setagaya Literature Museum on Monday. Using the stage ...

McDonald’s Japan announced on Tuesday that it will raise prices by ¥10 to ¥50 on approximately 60% of its menu items starting Wednesday.

A group led by students from Doshisha University have commercialized Naomoi, a wagashi traditional Japanese confection ...

Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, will be temporarily closed on Monday for safety checks following an incident in which an ...

At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby ...

A bus heading to Kathmandu fell from the road in Dhading District, central Nepal, in the early hours of Monday morning. Nineteen people were killed and 25 injured, including one Japanese national, ...