YOKOHAMA--Major "izakaya" Japanese-style pub chain operator Watami Co. has opened a Subway outlet in the city's Naka Ward, ...

Opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) submitted a bill to the Lower House on May 19 to maintain the ...

KYOTO—Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his iconic illustrations for the Final Fantasy game series and the Vampire ...

SAITAMA–Police have arrested two foreign men in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Saitama Prefecture that left four ...

China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China as war has no winners, but the government must continue to strengthen the ...

From the autumn of 1972, freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata worked undercover for six months as a seasonal laborer at a ...

With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by ...

In the birthplace of flamenco, a storm of applause along with a scattering of boos greeted the announcement of the winner of ...

The movie depicting survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bomb based on a novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro drew thunderous applause at the Cannes Film Festival at a recent screening.

Princess Aiko made her first official visit to a disaster-affected area on May 18, traveling to Ishikawa Prefecture to learn more about the ongoing recovery efforts following the devastating Noto ...

Nearly 70 percent of voters favor candidates and parties promoting a reduction in the consumption tax rate, but most of them ...