On Sunday, dozens of men and women braved the freezing temperatures at Tokyo's Teppozu Inari shrine, taking part in a traditional ice-water bathing ceremony to welcome the new year. Participants, ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

Tokyo is followed by Bangkok ( Thailand ), Osaka ( Japan ), Fukuoka ( Japan ), and Seoul ( South Korea) rounding out the top ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

Japan's Fuji Television said it will open an investigation into a high-profile sex scandal linked to one of the country's top ...

Ichiro Suzuki, who had a total of 4,367 hits between Japan and the United States, was announced as one of the newest members ...

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey ...

From ground-breaking sound installations to sustainable architecture – art aficionados have plenty to look forward to in ...

Wang listed Japan’s military deployment on the islands off its southwest coast from October 2023 to September last year.

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Former Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became a Hall of Famer on Thursday, but he was not a unanimous ...