The Museum of the Imperial Collections at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo will reopen on November 3 following a major renovation that has expanded its interior space eightfold, with a series of special e ...

TOKYO - Tokyo's Shibuya Ward issued 394 fines of 2,000 yen each for littering and street smoking during Halloween ...

Spanish authorities have confirmed that a Japanese national was among the 69 people killed in a collision between two ...

Scientists at Toyo University have identified a possible weakness in alligator weed, an invasive aquatic plant described as one of the world ...

Kyoto City announced plans on November 2nd to introduce tougher regulations on private lodging facilities, including a requirement for staff to be stationed permanently inside the properties or in ...

Japan byFood and Shizuka head into the mountains of Nagano to explore Karuizawa, a historic highland resort just over an hour northwest of Tokyo, to see if it’s truly Worth The Trip. Join Shizuka as ...

A medium-sized truck carrying an excavator overturned and crashed into a used car dealership showroom in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on November 2, apparently after the construction equipment struck a ...

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan has declared that Japan's underlying inflation rate has reached its long-standing 2% target, marking a milestone in its effort to overcome decades of deflation, even as ...

Japan Post began nationwide sales of New Year postcards for 2027 on November 2nd, with a commemorative ceremony held in Kyoto featuring traditional maiko apprentices and members of the popular idol ...

Typhoon No. 31, known internationally as In-fa, was moving slowly westward near the Ogasawara Islands at 15 kilometers per ...

A Japanese man believed to be the second-in-command of the criminal organization JP Dragon, which allegedly operated from the ...

TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 208.25 points, or 0.33%, to close at 63,081.86 at 3:30 p.m. on ...