Traditional winter "arare" rice cracker production is underway in the town of Chikujo, Fukuoka Prefecture. The crackers are ...

A House of Representatives election was officially announced in Japan on Jan. 27, ushering in a campaign period in which ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has stated in its campaign pledge for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election ...

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- The winter phenomenon of Japanese macaques huddling together to keep warm -- described as "monkey dumplings" ...

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Wednesday as export-related issues were sold on a stronger yen against the U.S. dollar, while tech ...

A Bank of Japan policymaker said in December that raising the central bank's policy interest rate could help curb spikes in ...

As Japan gears up for an election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her a public mandate, a town on the ...

A Japanese court ordered Wednesday the state to pay damages to the bereaved relatives of victims originally from the Korean ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the House of Representatives for a snap general election, despite strong ...

Professional baseball player Ryutaro Hatsuki of the Hiroshima Carp has been arrested for allegedly using etomidate, a ...

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning as export-related issues were sold on the yen's overnight appreciation to the 152 level ...

On a sprawling Sino-Japanese war film set in a Shanghai studio, Japanese actor Tenma Shibuya leaned into this reporter and ...