Front-page headlines in Japanese newspapers come in various forms. The more important or surprising the news, the more the ...

A classic manga by Ryoko Yamagishi featuring Prince Shotoku of ancient Japan will be adapted into a traditional Noh-kyogen ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

The Self-Defense Forces are back in business with a boot camp program for companies wanting to toughen up new hires.

SENDAI—Sendai locals Keisuke Saito and Junko Abe each found and consumed 100 different fish species in their quest to gain ...

TOKYO--Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition facing a possible defeat ...

HIROSHIMA—The city of Hiroshima opened the underground ossuary of the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound here to the media for the ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

Around 2 million more voters have cast early ballots for the July 20 Upper House election that is widely expected to deal a ...

Miyo Aoetsu is on a roll. The artisan baker from Japan scooped Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 for her brioche infused with lemon ...

KOBE—Ouka Nakanishi was 5 years old when she first saw someone’s face transform during Nankinmachi’s Lunar New Year festival.

Authorities in Cambodia continued their stepped-up campaign against online scam centers, arresting at least 500 suspects in ...