The transport ministry is moving to authorize a sharp increase in the number of takeoffs and landings at Narita Airport, ...

A “scouting” group gained about 7 billion yen ($44 million) for introducing women to around 350 sex businesses around Japan ...

Heavy snowfall blanketed areas from northern to western Japan mainly on the Sea of Japan side on Jan. 10, disrupting train ...

The illustration, drawn with colored pencils, was by a young artist named Keito who lives in Osaka Prefecture. The ...

The New York Times has once again highlighted Japan as a top travel destination, listing Toyama and Osaka among its “52 ...

Students at Hosei University in Tokyo recounted how screams suddenly punctuated the quiet of a lecture hall after a classmate went on a rampage by swinging a hammer at those seated close by.

More than 50 percent of women in Tokyo have fallen victim to “chikan” groping while riding on or waiting for trains, usually ...

On Jan. 9, Kako visited the “Pokemon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft” exhibit at the Azabudai Hills ...

A bluefin tuna caught off northern Japan fetched 207 million yen ($1.31 million) in the inaugural auction of 2025 at Tokyo’s ...

Technology that preserves the freshness of fruit and vegetables in the blink of an eye is no longer in the realm of ...

Just after 10:15 p.m. in late November, three young women were wandering around a cul-de-sac in a sleepy residential area ...

Taiwan on Thursday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a ...