Residents and officials of a fire-ravaged area in this southwest Japan city have been left feeling overwhelmed and neglected ...

Walk into any public bath in Japan and you're liable to see a sign banning any visible tattoos. Even as Japan opens up to ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has stated in its campaign pledge for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election ...

In West Africa's Ivory Coast and Ghana, which have accounted for about two-thirds of global production, cacao bean harvests ...

Total box office revenues in Japan reached a record high of 274.45 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in 2025, rising 32.6 percent ...

According to the center, monkey dumplings are formed when the monkeys feel cold on cloudy windy days. The monkeys on Awaji ...

A House of Representatives election was officially announced in Japan on Jan. 27, ushering in a campaign period in which ...

Traditional winter "arare" rice cracker production is underway in the town of Chikujo, Fukuoka Prefecture. The crackers are ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Jan. 27 expressed her desire to establish a new criminal offense for damaging or ...

As Japan gears up for an election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her a public mandate, a town on the ...

After becoming Japan's youngest Winter Olympics medalist at 17, snowboarder Kokomo Murase wants to add a new chapter to her ...

Early voting for next month's House of Representatives election began Wednesday at Japanese diplomatic missions across the ...