The male Siberian cat, named Mir, was gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Akita Governor Norihisa Satake as a ...

NAGOYA--The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line plans to install next-generation, thin solar cells on noise barriers ...

A street entertainer who counts Tokyo’s Shibuya as his patch has only nice things to say to the people he meets.

A bluefin tuna caught off northern Japan fetched 207 million yen ($1.31 million) in the inaugural auction of 2025 at Tokyo’s ...

The Agency for Cultural Affairs is soliciting public comments about its plans to change romanization rules of the Japanese ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185) court attire giving a ...

U.S. President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel citing national security ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

The city government here will offer guests a chance to experience the splendor of a samurai-style tea ceremony hosted by a ...

SEOUL--Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the ...

Kimetsu no Yaiba” can now immerse themselves in a spectacular exhibition highlighting “hashira,” the high-ranking swordsmen ...

Wearing menacing masks and straw coats, a father-son team kept a tradition alive here by making the rounds and terrifying ...