A former employee of Japan's largest bank accused of stealing millions of dollars' worth of cash and valuables from customers ...

By David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt and Tim Kelly TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The foreign ministers of Japan ...

Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

There were 2,663 traffic-related deaths in 2024. The government has a goal of lowering the annual toll below 2,000 by 2025.

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their ...

Indonesia's government said it agreed with Japan on Tuesday to resume talks on the joint development of naval vessels that ...

A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious ...

An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to ...

January 8 has seen pivotal events. On this day in 1992, US President George HW Bush vomited at a state dinner in Tokyo with Japan’s then-prime minister, Kiichi Miyazawa. It also marks the birthdays of ...

The 608-pound bluefin tuna fetched the second-highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish ...

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry loved their getaway to Japan unconditionally. Indeed, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and the ...