KUMAMOTO--Kimiko Nishimoto, who found success late in life as a photographer, died at a hospital here from cholangiocarcinoma ...

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time, Japanese ...

The early summer rainy season likely started in the Kanto-Koshin and Hokuriku regions, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on June 10.

From the lakeside city of Otsu to Kyoto, I walked a roughly 12-kilometer stretch of the Biwako Sosui—a historic manmade ...

The Japan Shogi Association elected its first female president in its 101-year history. Ichiyo Shimizu, 56, who holds a 7-dan ...

KITAYAMA, Wakayama Prefecture--Thrill-seekers take note: The season for white water rafting on the Kitayamagawa river is now ...

Princess Kako arrived here on June 5 for an official visit commemorating the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations ...

The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, a summer treat last held in 2015, is returning next year as part of a special ...

Japan’s chief tariff negotiator urged the United States to reconsider U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to double ...

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger ...

The traditional Misoma Hajime Sai ceremony, in which sacred trees are felled for timber to house Shinto deities at the famed ...

Three major convenience store chains will begin selling older rice released from government reserves, with the first batch ...