Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited the residence of Princess Mikasa, who passed away on November 15 at ...

A memorial ceremony has been held to honor all those who worked at Japanese gold mines on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island.

A Japanese man whose sister was abducted by North Korea decades ago has called for her quick return at a rally in the western ...

Enoshima Island, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo, has been lit up with thousands of glowing bulbs for an annual ...

A group of Japanese researchers have developed a set of simple questions to detect Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive ...

Some emerging and developing countries have voiced their criticism about the amount of the COP29 finance goal proposed in its ...

At a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon, we meet 20 playful cats. They show off their favorite spots and play ...

New data shows the average monthly pension for Japanese women is about 300 dollars less than it is for men. Across all ...

In the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Ozeki Kotozakura has won his first top-division title. On the final day of the 15-day tourney on Sunday, Kotozakura beat Ozeki Hoshoryu to clinch the championship ...

Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, has observed the 130th anniversary of its founding. Its leader says he intends to continue to seek to ease tensions with China, which have grown as ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has stressed that he will spearhead efforts to hold a summit with North Korea, so as ...

Japanese government sources say Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has begun arrangements to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...