A record 52 mountain climbing accidents occurred across Japan during the year-end break, an increase of 22 over the same ...

A blaze that might have been triggered by explosives during a Maritime Self-Defense Force training exercise was still burning more than 24 hours after the first report to the fire department.

South Korea’s impeached president arrived at a Seoul court for a hearing on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last ...

SINGAPORE--The yen was poised on Friday for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the ...

Despite Japan’s popularity as a travel destination, the lack of halal food remains a major hurdle for many Muslim visitors.

One day in the summer at a nursery school here, 4- and 5-year-old children were looking into mirrors and drawing their own ...

Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna in sumo, retired from the ring on Jan. 17, saying his battered body was no longer up for the ...

Fossilized bones discovered decades ago and hailed at the time as the oldest human remains found in Japan turn out to be from ...

Seeking higher returns, small-lot investors in Japan poured trillions of yen into mutual funds that invest in overseas stocks ...

An accountant working for the Liberal Democratic Party’s parliamentary group in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly was summarily ...

Police are bolstering steps to prevent gropers from targeting university entrance exam takers who may remain silent about the ...

A Tokyo-based startup, working with the Yamagata University Sleep Management Research Center, perfected what it calls the ...