The Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture launched a seasonal steam locomotive train service featuring a “gasho” New Year’s ...

Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of the Emperor Emeritus and uncle of the Emperor, turned 90 on Friday. The prince and his ...

An immersive art space in the ancient capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, ...

Cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies have been on the rise, wreaking increasingly severe damage in recent years.

The ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party is expected to secure a majority in the House ...

The government held the first meeting of an expert panel to review policies on foreign nationals on Thursday. Government ...

The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture is expected to resume operation in ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average was poised for a weekly advance on Friday as investor attention turned towards major central ...

Many toilets at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Terminal 2 have been unable to flush from early on Friday. No issues have been ...

The excitement and packed houses at the just completed grand tournament seemed like a different world than that of a few ...

The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat (1.9-gram) fancy vivid blue diamond formerly owned by the U.S. art collector Bunny Mellon, sold ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man to the New York City skies on ...