Home to a rich violin-making heritage, Obu in Aichi Prefecture is blending craftsmanship and education to help every child thrive through music.

Japan is targeting specialized applications with lightweight, flexible cells as China advances mass production in a market ...

Analysis of data from a geospatial analytics firm shows that a Chinese vessel repeatedly sailed along undersea ridges east of the island in August.

Food & Life Companies will open a 146-seat, three-floor Sushiro on Nov. 19, with 200-plus menu items and pricing that doesn't ...

Historic structures such as the Parthenon and Japan's pagodas show how flexible designs and traditional techniques may inform ...

Russia's new visa salary threshold takes effect in March, leaving Japanese firms scrambling to retain expatriates or consider ...

Governor Yuriko Koike says the honor belongs to all 14 million residents, as the prize recognized citizen input and public-private cooperation in city-building.

Families say time is running out as the 50th anniversary of Megumi Yokota's abduction nears. Her mother, 90, is the last ...

The Hamaoka plant sits near the Nankai Trough, and the scandal threatens Japan's push to maximize nuclear power as ...

A look at the liberal school environment and academic traditions of a high school in Hiroshima, where Japan's latest ...

In Chapter 21, author and lawyer Shin Ushijima introduces two key characters' shared personal histories and professional rise ...

A handshake photo posted last December was wrongly tied to a later report on gene-edited military dogs, the defense minister ...