An 18-year-old high school student is arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a woman on a southwestern Japan island last ...

For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray ...

Myanmar marks four years since the coup that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, with the junta extending ...

Following a rocky start to his B-League career with the Chiba Jets, national team star Yuta Watanabe is determined to get on ...

Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu ...

Scenes featuring a Japanese comedian in a program to be aired by Nippon Television Network Corp. have been cut following a ...

Yoshihito Nishioka and Kei Nishikori win their reverse singles matches as Japan came from behind to beat Britain 3-2 in the first round of the Davis Cup team tennis qualifiers.

A western Japan city has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as regional economies seek ways to attract wealthy visitors amid the country's tourism boom.

With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says he and his new U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed to beef up their nations' ...

Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu on Friday reacted to the death of U.S. figure skating icon and ...

Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by Japanese and foreign travelers rose 5.5 percent in 2024 from the ...