KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

Five people believed to be leaders of a loosely organized human-trafficking ring were arrested on suspicion of recruiting ...

With International Men’s Day falling on Nov. 19, attention turns to an increasing number of new fathers taking parental leave ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

SAITAMA--A 16-year-old student without a driver’s license crashed a school vehicle in the sports field of his high school ...

SAPPORO--Protesters denounced as hate speech an event here that claims the Ainu people are not indigenous to Japan, which ...

The city got a major dose of holiday cheer as the Santa Parade Tokyo 2024 participants made their way through Tokyo's Shibuya ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

Japan will invite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a state guest in March next year, marking the first such ...

Dozens of prominent activists will be sentenced Tuesday in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, facing up to life in ...