The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games -- missing a little of its usual magic ...

KIRYU, Gunma -- A special dating event for seniors was held at "Meido Cafe Shangri-la" in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture. The cafe ...

The mayor of Maebashi, the capital city of Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Tuesday tendered her resignation after her ...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani said Tuesday he is "not sure yet" of his role for ...

Ancient wine may have been made by naturally fermenting sun-dried raisins, according to recent research findings revealed by ...

A red and blue Santa Claus doll reminiscent of the popular Osaka Expo mascot "Myaku-Myaku" will decorate Uroko House in the ...

Currently, guidelines from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology stipulate that artificial insemination with donor ...

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A yakuza gangster on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to shooting and killing the president of the "Gyoza no ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Deaflympics closed Wednesday with host nation Japan finishing the games with a record 51 medals. A ...

At the first meeting of the government's new population strategy headquarters, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called Japan's ...

The flames spread in an instant, robbing residents of the city of Oita's Saganoseki district in southwest Japan of the ...

A member of the Japanese all-male former pop group Tokio apologized Wednesday for conduct deemed a compliance breach that led ...