NANAO, Ishikawa Prefecture—U.S. engineer Jonathan Knight spent five years perfecting his fusion of audio gear and Wajima ...

LIMA--Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping here on the sidelines of the ...

Tokyo Tower is celebrating the holiday season once again with illuminations that transformed the 333-meter-high landmark in ...

A private-sector panel made up of academics, legislators and other experts has called for a fundamental review of the problem ...

NAHA--Five years ago, historic Shuri-jo Castle here was reduced to a smoldering ruin after a catastrophic fire left people ...

When sportswriter Kazumasa Ota was assigned overseas to cover the Los Angeles Angels in 2022, he didn't want the plum ...

Takuya Matsunaga’s emotional state had plunged to depths where he harbored thoughts of suicide and experienced graphic ...

This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

NAGOYA--A settlement with the last plaintiffs in the forced sterilization lawsuit was announced at the Nagoya High Court on ...

The Diet on Nov. 11 elected Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, as the 103rd prime minister of Japan ...

Visitors to Kurobe Gorge, a popular tourist destination renowned for its stunning autumn foliage, can access a previously ...

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died on Nov. 15. She was 101.