The Japanese government has recommended ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture as candidates for UNESCO's World Heritage list to be inscribed in 2026. The government is seeking the ...

Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 40-year-old woman on suspicion of assaulting her daughter, who is under 10, by yanking her hair. According to police, the incident occurred late at night ...

Japanese police said Friday they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling into Japan hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday he and his new U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed to beef up the two nations' security alliance during their first phone talks since the launch of ...

Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered okonomiyaki savory pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, ...

Japan will draw up a basic plan underpinning the development and use of artificial intelligence by addressing security ...

Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and...The Beatles? The Fab Four broke up more than half-a-century ago and only two members are living ...

U.S. actor Richard Gere, who recently moved to Spain, will be honored this month at the country's top film honors, the Goya ...

Samsung Electronics said Friday its operating profits surged 129.85 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, but ...

Apple on Thursday reported its revenue was a whopping $124.3 billion in the year-end holiday quarter but sales growth fell ...

Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by Japanese and foreign travelers rose 5.5 percent in 2024 from the previous year to a record 651.49 million, preliminary government data showed ...

It will be Real Madrid vs. Manchester City yet again in the Champions League — but never as early as this, and for the first ...