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.

CHIBA—A prefectural commission plans to restrict crabbing for “gazami” crabs along the coast of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, ...

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

KYOTO—The garden of a centuries-old temple here is now open to the public for the brief blooming period of an iconic flower, ...

Under a “rigorous screening” system, Japan will not renew the visas of mid- and long-term foreign residents who have failed ...

Shonai residents enjoy an opulent culinary culture in the region that has taken root in helping them lead healthier ...

Gamblers in Japan illegally bet 6.5 trillion yen ($46 billion) on sports through overseas websites in 2024, a sign the nation ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on June 10 arrested Kenji Nanba, 63, a former head coach of Nihon University’s ...

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

Four Self-Defense Force members were slightly injured in an explosion on June 9 while handling unexploded bombs at a storage ...