An advisory body to UNESCO has recommended that archaeological sites in Nara Prefecture be registered as a World Cultural Heritage site, the Cultural Affairs Agency announced Saturday.

The newly renovated Amur Tiger Forest at Chausuyama Zoo in Nagano City was unveiled to officials and members of the press on May 16. The facility had been undergoing an extensive upgrade since fiscal ...

From YouTube post of the organization “Human Rights in China”Maj. Gen. Xu Qinxian testifies during a court-martial hearing. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Thursday, June 4, marked the ...

Reading paper books reduces unnecessary brain activity compared to reading e-books on digital screens, according to a paper released by a team of researchers including Kuniyoshi Sakai, a professor of ...

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Angels 1-0 on Friday night in the Freeway Series opener. Add TheJapanNews to your Google ...

Toyota Motor Corp. will begin domestic sales of a Camry sedan manufactured in the United States around this autumn, the company said Friday. Toyota is aiming to sell 10,000 units annually of the ...

The UCC Coffee Museum, Japan’s only museum dedicated to coffee, is set to reopen in Kobe on July 1 after a six-year closure.

With the decline in the number of births showing no signs of slowing, the situation has continued to be serious.

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is slated to launch on Aug. 30. Japan is participating in the development and management ...

Public safety authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong, are tightening controls on electric motor scooters in light of problems such as traffic violations and dangerous driving that have led to rampant ...

The National Museum of Art, Osaka is strengthening its collaboration with neighboring cultural facilities this fiscal year to revitalize the local community through art.

Japan and Indonesia’s defense ministers have agreed to begin talks on Japan exporting the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Asagiri-class destroyers to the Southeast Asian nation.