Yuriko Koike, the conservative governor of Tokyo, clinched a victorious third term on July 7 in a crowded election held in ...

Tourists flock to the Kotoku-in Buddhist temple here to marvel at and shoot photos of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of ...

KYOTO--A European-style cake that was likely a favorite of warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) has been revived despite a dearth ...

The government has finalized plans to end subsidies to large-scale solar power stations, given the declining production costs ...

Japan expressed concern to Finland after members of the Finnish ruling coalition posted photos in which they pulled slanted ...

A South Korean court found two contractors that worked on Taiwan’s submarine program guilty of leaking designs for ...

The government will require individuals to declare their nationality for property transfers and purchases of forest land ...

Deepfake pornography created by young people often targets a schoolmate, accoring to the National Police Agency’s first ...

BANGKOK--Thailand will hold an early election on Feb. 8, the country’s election regulator said Monday, days after Prime ...

Hordes of fans are flocking to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo’s Taito Ward to bid farewell to twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who ...

The Upper House on Dec. 16 passed the supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2025, the first compiled by the Sanae Takaichi ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward will require convenience stores and cafes to install trash cans starting in April to curb littering in ...