Emperor Naruhito offered greetings Thursday in his New Year's address, expressing hope for a peaceful year while voicing ...

By improving school toilets in Ethiopia and medical care in Guatemala, a Japanese businessman is tackling the coffee industry ...

A growing number of Japanese people appear to be breaking with the country's tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards, ...

Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Tennis Open by rallying to beat third-seeded Russian ...

Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan ...

NIKKO, Tochigi -- A unique "gacha" vending machine selling antique kimonos has been installed near a road leaning to Nikko ...

The FBI says it recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man ...

The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to 7,119 in fiscal 2023, a ...

Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones o ...

A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year's Day, ...

With multiple high court rulings that were handed down in 2024 calling Japan's ban on same-sex marriage "unconstitutional" ...

Elections in 2024 in Japan, both regional and national, highlighted social media's influence, with underdog candidates ...