Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday she aims to begin implementing a two-year suspension of the 8 percent consumption ...

As Japan welcomes a growing number of Muslim visitors, a quieter but increasingly visible question is unfolding across ...

Fans gathered at a Tokyo zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to the last two giant pandas in the country, long a symbol of ...

Japan boasts some 56,000 convenience stores nationwide, and the three biggest chains -- Seven-Eleven Japan, Lawson and ...

Japan's former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday, citing a left abdominal injury ...

A forest fire in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, was brought under control Saturday after burning for more than 16 days, ...

Japanese indie games, created by small-scale or independent developers and attracting funding from publishing and other firms ...

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian ...

Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc ...

The U.S. Defense Department said Saturday its top policymaker will visit Japan and South Korea to advance President Donald ...

The president of company behind an all-purpose barbecue sauce priced at a hefty 32,400 yen (about $205) for a 360-milliliter ...

As a prefecture all but surrounded by the sea, Chiba is a dream destination for fishing enthusiasts, and the city of Ichihara ...