Famous Japanese actor Nishida Toshiyuki has died. He was 76 years old. Investigative sources say that he was found collapsed ...

Delegates at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have adopted a joint statement calling for efforts to counter ...

Japanese restaurant chain Saizeriya says some of its employees' personal data as well as sensitive corporate information may ...

The Japanese consumer finance company Acom says one of its employees leaked the personal data of about 100,000 customers of a ...

Spending by foreign visitors to Japan is at an all-time high. The figure for the January to September period already exceeds ...

North Korea announced on Thursday that it blasted roads and railways connected to South Korea on Tuesday. It says the border blockage is in line with the requirements of the North's Constitution, ...

Traditional Japanese horseback archery, known as "yabusame," was performed on Wednesday at the Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Autumn leaves are in full splendor around Kamifurano Town, a hot springs resort at altitude 1,280 meters in central Hokkaido.

Rice terraces stretch across sunny mountain slopes in the Togawa district of Hinokage Town, Miyazaki Prefecture. Picturesque ...

Pets can serve as a source of comfort and support. But some find it hard to provide proper care for them due to changing ...

A woman in Timor-Leste is putting her faith in future generations, 25 years after a brutal attack on those who voted for ...

The co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has asked high school students to think about ...