The Yakumo express service introduced by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) in April won the top prize at the 23rd Japan ...

AKITA--Korean-American Jim Chae never forgot the cherished memories from the time his family visited an onsen resort in Akita ...

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are set to embark on an official visit to Turkey commemorating the 100th ...

Japan’s space agency halted an engine combustion test of its flagship Epsilon S rocket here Nov. 26 after an apparent ...

SEOUL--A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 ...

Kyodo News corrected an article that had erroneously said Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice foreign minister, visited ...

The Fair Trade Commission opened an investigation into Amazon Japan on Nov. 26 on suspicion the e-commerce giant violated ...

The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka is inviting visitors to explore the magical lands of Hayao Miyazaki’s stunning animated film “The ...

Increased enrollment seems to offer the best way to overcome the annual income wall that plagues the social security system.

Japanese automakers and suppliers with production bases in  Mexico and Canada face being hit with punitive tariffs after ...

BANGKOK--A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control ...

A species of coral previously not found this far north in Japanese waters has been found to be thriving, a possible sign of global warming, according to an expert.