Tourists flock to the Kotoku-in Buddhist temple here to marvel at and shoot photos of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of ...

Hordes of fans are flocking to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo’s Taito Ward to bid farewell to twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who ...

Deepfake pornography created by young people often targets a schoolmate, accoring to the National Police Agency’s first ...

The government will require individuals to declare their nationality for property transfers and purchases of forest land ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military government has charged more than 200 people with violating the Southeast Asian country’s voting ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed her policy of seeking dialogue with China amid the intensifying confrontation with ...

Office supply giant Askul Corp. resumed shipping orders on Dec. 17, using a system built in response to a crippling ...

MANILA--The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State ...

For the last quarter century, Komeito was the brake of the vehicle of the prime minister of Japan. But Komeito is gone from ...

FUKUOKA--A “funeral” was held in a little Fukuoka church on a recent day for a man who had died alone in his 70s.

KYOTO--A European-style cake that was likely a favorite of warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) has been revived despite a dearth ...

The economy ministry will revise its eco-friendly car subsidy program next year due to pressure from the recently concluded tariff negotiations with the United States.