A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an ...

Japan on Thursday began a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and ...

Japan's population decline is accelerating much faster than predicted by the government. The nation cannot afford to ignore ...

The municipal government here announced on June 6 that it had received a donation of 20 kilograms of gold -- worth ...

New South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during their first telephone talks on Friday ...

Japan and the United States have yet to find common ground on tariff issues but still aim to strike a deal of some sort in ...

Japan brushed aside Taiwan 95-42 in a women's basketball exhibition game on Saturday, the team's first outing under new head ...

TOKYO -- An organization in Saitama Prefecture has drawn criticism for holding "junior survival school" events featuring ...

Father's Day, which falls on June 15 this year in Japan, is approaching. However, an increasing number of day care centers ...

More than 60 companies in Japan are utilizing imperfect bananas, which would otherwise be discarded, to combat food waste.

Japan's leading shogi organization on Friday picked the first female chief in its 101-year history as part of efforts to ...

Japanese securities firms are donating the food and beverage gifts they receive as shareholder perks through their trading ...