Two runways at Kansai International Airport in western Japan were temporarily closed on the morning of Jan. 9 after a man ...

The number of homeless people in Japan totaled 2,820 as of January 2024 and about 40% of them said they were fine with their ...

Kyoto municipal authorities plan to raise the lodging tax for hotels and other accommodation to a maximum 10,000 yen ($63) ...

Japanese companies are expected to post record profits for the fifth consecutive business year, supported by robust chip ...

Belgium's Sint-Truiden on Wednesday announced the signing of Japanese striker Hiiro Komori on loan from JEF United Chiba ...

A snake cafe in the capital's trendy Harajuku district is spreading the charm of the animals, which are often misunderstood ...

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning on selling of technology shares tracking their U.S. counterparts and auto issues on ...

A Japanese yakuza leader on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court in New York to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Malaysia on Thursday, embarking on a four-day trip that will also take him to ...

Japan recorded 2,663 traffic fatalities in 2024, dipping slightly from the previous year, the National Police Agency (NPA) ...

Two people were killed and more than 1,000 structures were destroyed as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area.

A sexual assault case in November in Okinawa involving a U.S. Marine was referred to prosecutors on Wednesday, according to ...