The No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, which is the oldest operating nuclear ...

The New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shibuya’s scramble crossing, a hugely popular tourist spot in Tokyo, has been canceled ...

KYOTO—Tairyu-Sanso Garden here, a government-designated site of scenic beauty that was once closed to the public, is now ...

A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

Allegations of insider trading recently emerged against two officials working for stock market regulating bodies.

CHANGCHUN, China--Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the ...

This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

2. Mix miso, mirin and sake. Place the fish on plastic wrap and coat both sides with the marinade. Wrap and keep it in the ...

The first meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been scheduled for Nov. 15, ...

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating ...

OSAKA--Like a guardian looming over Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, a life-size Gundam statue has appeared on the site.

To meet the growing demand for translators in health care, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) will launch a medical ...