Japanese manga comics, celebrated worldwide for their creativity and influence, now face a pressing challenge: The original ...

Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, spoke in July directly to young JAL employees involved in flight safety, her first such opportunity since the ...

A dancer suffered minor injuries after being hit by a falling sign on a stage at the Yosakoi Festival in Kochi on Sunday, the ...

A man in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, created a hero character inspired by the Japanese giant salamander, one of the ...

A 54-year-old man was found dead on the median strip of National Highway Route 1 in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, on Monday ...

About 18,000 participants showed off their enthusiastic dance moves when they took part in the traditional Yosakoi dance at ...

Komeito, which has been part of Japan’s ruling coalition for years, is struggling, especially following its crushing defeat ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine was unlikely to satisfy either side, and ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its “special heavy rain warning,” which it had issued to seven municipalities in ...

Three baby Pallas’ cats were unveiled to the public at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya on Aug.6.

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly to add momentum for a ...

The government plans a policy to allow Japanese citizens living abroad to submit online applications for the issuance of My ...