A panel exhibition opened Saturday in front of Kumamoto Castle to mark 10 years since a pair of major earthquakes hit the s ...

The Japanese government on Saturday approved the disbursement of an additional 631.5 billion yen ($4 billion) to state-backed ...

The mounted unit of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is gaining popularity at traffic safety events hosted by police ...

Takarazuka Hotel, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding on May 14 this year, has been beloved both as ...

A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance is headed to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian representatives for the fir ...

Shohei Ohtani set the record for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born Major League Baseball player at 44 consecutive ...

A bronze statue of Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese member of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame, was unveiled near the home ...

A hanging scroll with calligraphy believed to have been brushed by Hirobumi Ito, Japan's first prime minister and the ...

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Japanese and U.S. officials on Friday planted cherry tree saplings together in Washington to demonstrate the close friendship ...

JR group companies will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel ...

Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the ...