This special time allows people to reflect on the year that has passed, acknowledge its challenges and triumphs, and look ...

Madonna shared a sneak peek into her winter getaway to Japan with her kids and her boyfriend. On Monday, the 66-year-old pop star took to Instagram to share photos of her younger beau, 28 ...

Major Japanese video game companies like Konami, Sega, Capcom, and Nintendo ended 2024 with significant stock gains. Video game stocks outperformed the broader Japanese market despite ongoing ...

Around 10,000 foreign children of compulsory school age in Japan are not receiving a formal education, according to an education ministry study that found the situation, while still grim ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

TOKYO--Japan’s Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children’s goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 ...

STORY: Japan’s factories might be turning the corner. Figures out Monday showed activity still shrinking, but at a slower pace. The closely watched au Jibun Bank purchasing managers’ index for ...

"These stunning images reveal the quirky, beautiful, and unexpected sides of Japan, showcasing why this nation stands apart from the rest of the world.

NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are actually the bones of a bear, researchers recently announced. The fossilized ...

In the city's green spaces, members of Flock Together discover Tokyo's fauna—and solidarity between Black and brown residents ...

(Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO -- Japan is set to register no executions in 2024 for the second consecutive year, possibly affected by the high-profile acquittal of freed death row inmate Iwao ...