South Korea and China have criticized Japanese leaders for sending offerings to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for its autumn ...

Mount Takao in suburban Tokyo draws throngs of visitors during the autumn hiking season. But not many may know that the ...

The Marimo Festival began in 1950 to protect Lake Akan’s Marimo, a Special Natural Monument of Japan, and return the green ...

The former Social Democratic Prime Minister of Japan, Murayama Tomiichi died on Friday. He was 101. He reportedly passed away ...

Police in Japan have arrested three people for their alleged involvement in fraud schemes. One of them is believed to be the ...

Most media organizations have refused to comply with the US Defense Department's new restrictions on their news gathering ...

In the United States, worries about shaky lending are arising as two regional banks have disclosed they are dealing with bad ...

Japan is expected to get a new prime minister next week. Political parties are now scrambling to secure enough support from ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for its autumn festival. The shrine in ...

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The AI boom has driven stock markets to record highs and invited speculation about a possible bubble. Yuko Fukushima asked an ...

Wild bears in Japan have killed seven people since April. We analyze the rise in attacks and see what people should do to ...