Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off small islands in southwestern Japan on Thursday, after over 1,000 ...

Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of ...

Titled "Oshikatsu -- Merch Collection Expo," the event, the only one of its kind in Japan, is showcasing K-pop "oshikatsu" ...

A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

A Michael Jackson impersonator in Osaka is using his popularity on social media to help address issues such as overcrowding ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned his administration may begin sending letters outlining new unilateral tariff ...

Japan's household spending rose a real 4.7 percent in May from a year earlier, marking the first rise in two months and the ...

TOKYO -- Two women acted quickly and saved a teenager who collapsed on a Tokyo train on May 8. On June 29, they were thanked ...

According to a recent survey in greater Tokyo, what are more people consuming as they reduce rice consumption amid high rice ...

Major Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. will introduce its first-ever noodle menu item in its 125-year history, at all ...