Miso Pan bread, a specialty made with fermented bean paste spread inside a baguette, will soon be on the fast track to the ...

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

Toy manufacturer Tomy Co. set up its first permanent amusement facility in Tokyo, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in ...

On a recent school day, pupils were watching a ship navigating the ice-filled sea on tablet computers during a comprehensive ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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