Chinese customs authorities have granted permission for the import of 449 fisheries items from Japan, such as scallops, tuna ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Friday after receiving an additional oral treatment for his heart.

A vital quake-damaged road including a tunnel reopened on Thursday after being closed for 18 months following the Noto ...

Azuma Kagami Yuki no Midare (“Touken Ranbu: Disturbance in Snow as Described in Azuma Kagami”), a kabuki adaptation of the ...

President Donald Trump recently had a medical checkup after noticing “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was found to have ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped from a more than two-week high to trade lower on Friday as investors weighed the outcome ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people ...

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi ...

The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku and southern Tohoku regions, it was announced Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the season ended in the ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” ...

SAPPORO — A brown bear was killed by hunters in the early hours of Friday in the town of Fukushima, Hokkaido. In the town, a ...

A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that ...