The city government here plans to register a trademark for Hikonyan, its samurai cat mascot, in China for sales of related ...

Yoko Ogawa's novel "Mina's Matchbox" has been selected as one of U.S. magazine Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024, its ...

Rather than take it easy, a newspaper reporter who previously devoted his life to covering criminal cases chose to throw ...

As a new survey showed cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds exceeded limits in numerous private water systems across ...

Japan’s burgeoning private space sector has suffered another blow with the recent failed launch of a commercial satellite.

A high-speed ferry service connecting Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, will be discontinued after the route was suspended and ...

A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose high-profile killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, was sentenced ...

A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, ...

Japanese soccer fans may find familiar faces on the sidelines of games in China’s football leagues.Chinese soccer officials ...

The number of childless elderly men who live alone will likely more than double to 5.2 million in 2050, outnumbering women ...

Yay — sunshine! After several days of wet weather, I looked up and silently offered a prayer of thanks to the heavens for ...

Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially ...