NAGASAKI--The Nagasaki Lantern Festival opened on Feb. 6 with about 15,000 lanterns and objects brightly lighting up the city ...

Snow is expected to accumulate in central Tokyo as heavy snowfall is forecast for many parts of the country through Feb. 9, ...

MILAN--Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic ...

It was during the Edo Period (1603-1867), that the Yubara Onsen area transformed into a “tojiba,” a hot spring resort for ...

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday named finance chief Kenta Kon, a close ally and former secretary of Chairman Akio Toyoda, as its ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Feb. 6 that Kenta Kon, executive officer and chief financial officer, will be promoted to president ...

To reinforce the nation’s coastal defenses against foreign vessels in the final years of the Edo Period (1603-1867), the Tokugawa Shogunate created a new official position called “Niigata Bugyo” for ...

Japanese officials are refuting a wave of false claims spreading on social media that allege the government provides special ...

Kindai University announced on Feb. 5 that its team has achieved complete aquaculture of "nodoguro" (blackthroat seaperch) by ...

People are saying things like ‘let’s get rid of gender differences,’ which sounds like communism, and that’s why young people ...

MILAN--Japan scored twice late on to overcome France 3-2 in their opening match of the women's ice hockey tournament at ⁠the Winter Olympics on Friday, with the French ‌suffering their second ...

Little Aiko, radiant in her red triangular hat, absolutely adores skiing—nothing makes her happier than flying down the ...