MURORAN, Hokkaido -- Japanese swords are being offered as incentives to "hometown tax" contributors for this north Japan city ...

A park pond here is home to a brand-new version of monstrous local mascot Gajiro the kappa (a creature of Japanese folklore), ...

A new survey shows that many working-age people in Japan like having the freedom to be alone, even if it sometimes feels ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in talks with ...

Japan and India agreed on Friday to launch a private-sector economic security dialogue aimed at developing diverse supply ...

Enoshima Electric Railway Co., known for scenic coastal views along its route and for a railroad crossing featured in the ...

Japan's Tourism Agency said it created new pictogram signs warning visitors that feeding bears, approaching them and leaving ...

Japan has raised its travel alert for Iran to the most severe level, urging people in the country to evacuate, the Foreign ...

Prudential Life Insurance Co. on Friday said around 100 of its employees and former employees had improperly borrowed from or ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving to impose a total ban on political fundraisers by ministers, a source ...

Central Japan's Mie Prefecture is considering reinstating nationality requirements for its staff, effectively ending the ...

Japan's new political party created by the largest opposition force and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's former ...