This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no convenience store. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and ...

The Adachi Museum of Art’s picturesque gardens have defended their title as the best in Japan for the 22nd straight year, ...

A recent government survey revealed that dating apps are the most popular way for couples to meet, with 25 percent of married ...

A U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture has been accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a local woman, despite U.S ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has expressed strong concerns that the Japanese government is not doing enough to ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Prefecture experienced the highest growth rate of foreign tourism of any prefecture in Japan, helped by ...

The recent widespread shutdown at Toyota group’s assembly plants exposed a vulnerability in its hallmark “lean” production ...

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on ...

A recent study revealed a concerning correlation between long commute times and increased rates of depression and anxiety ...

HIROSHIMA--The ruins of the facilities of the Imperial Japanese Army's logistics corps that were destroyed in the atomic ...

Keio University doctors said they have taken a promising step toward using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to ...

Family cover-ups and media silence helped enable showbiz guru and sexual deviant Johnny Kitagawa to abuse perhaps hundreds of ...