(UPDATE) TOKYO — Japanese companies have built what they call the world's first 3D-printed train station, a compact white curved-roof structure installed in a rural western region of the East Asian ...

The U.S. Senate voted 66 to 32 on Tuesday in Washington to confirm George Glass as Washington’s top envoy to Tokyo. Glass is expected to make his way to the Japanese capital soon, diplomatic ...

The sport can trace its roots in Japan back to 1872 when American, English teacher Horace Wilson introduced baseball to his pupils at the Kaisei Academy in Tokyo. (One man with a passion for baseball ...

TOKYO – Japanese police said on April 8 that they have arrested Japanese actress-singer Ryoko Hirosue on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in central Japan. The 44-year-old allegedly ...

TOKYO : Japan's bankruptcy filings in fiscal 2024 totalled 10,144, the most in 11 years, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) said on Tuesday, amid rising uncertainties around the Bank ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at a news ...

After an exceptional stay at the Conrad Osaka last year (review here), I couldn’t resist checking in to Conrad Tokyo to see how it compared. This is the older of the two Conrads in Japan (a third is ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A JAPANESE restaurant run by two brothers has opened its doors in Basingstoke's town centre - and we were given a first look. Omakase will open ...

The Japanese government estimates that some areas may only have two minutes before the wave strikes if a megaquake occurs in the Nankai Trough. Tokyo and twelve other prefectures along the southeast ...

Next? Books. Tokyo is blessed with many bookshops, but most of them are Japanese-language only, and if they do feature an English-language section, it’s usually quite limited. That’s why you ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote ...

The Japanese prime minister urged President Trump to reconsider tariffs on Japan. President Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had a phone call on trade. The U.S. treasury secretary and U.S.