KOBE - Residents of Awaji Island, one of the Kansai region's most popular resort destinations, are facing growing disruption ...

A Japanese slang term describing children hooked on the instant stimulation of short videos and social media has been nominated for the country ...

A married couple from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of secretly filming women changing clothes and bathing at public bathing facilities, with police saying the pair ...

Sony Group reported a record net profit of 791.7 billion yen for the six months from April to September 2026, up 38% from a year earlier, driven by strong performance in its film business, including ...

A bear cub charged toward a family standing outside their home in Ome, western Tokyo, on November 3rd, rushing straight ...

The decline extended a losing streak that began on October 30, with the Nikkei shedding more than 3,500 points over four ...

Six Pakistani nationals have been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly operating unauthorized taxi services for foreign ...

A 42-year-old mother accused of killing her two children at their apartment in Ibaraki Prefecture in July 2023 was sentenced ...

TOKYO - Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visited a museum in Tokyo's Roppongi district at ...

TOKYO - Japan's Digital Agency began offering a trial version of a generative artificial intelligence application on October ...

TOKYO - Japan's government is facing growing pressure from opposition lawmakers to clarify who will qualify for a new ...

Typhoon No. 31, known internationally as In-fa, was moving slowly westward near the Ogasawara Islands at 15 kilometers per ...