Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' ...

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.