Ninety-two municipal governments across Japan have considered introducing lodging taxes at hotels and traditional Japanese ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- he approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has risen to 35.4 percent, a Kyodo ...

By Yoko Hirose, professor at Keio University Japan's defense white paper this year strongly advocated for strengthening ...

Vintage T-shirts and other secondhand goods are commanding high prices in Japan as young people look to invest in rare items ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a test of two types of new air defense missiles that can destroy various aerial ...

Shohei Ohtani went hitless for the second straight game and failed to reach base for the first time in August as the L ...

Japan won its first rhythmic gymnastics group all-around world championship Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, narrowly outpointing ...

On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit ...

A former residence of the founder of Pioneer Corp. car electronics company in a quiet area of the capital is now serving as a ...

Many train stations in Japan are named after geographical locations. While some stations incorporate parts of personal names, ...

To prevent injuries, breaks are mandatory. Live singing and piano performances held during a short break allowed participants ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and South Korea on Saturday agreed to steadily and significantly build bilateral ties based on the ...