OSAKA--The grounds of the Japan Mint in Osaka’s Kita Ward opened to the public on April 5 in an annual event to show off the ...

The Yuki-Hime “smart sea bus” made only one blunder during a test cruise when it needlessly slowed down and made a turn.

Tokyo and Washington went to great pains in 1996 to conceal the existence of a CIA office in Tokyo, saying that the news ...

A Wagyu beef producer and seller here is rapidly expanding its exports to the Islamic world, attracting considerable ...

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is not used to aiming lower. But he may need to as he adjusts to his first season with ...

A rising number of people who were abused by their parents as children are now struggling to care for them in their old age ...

MIYAZAKI—Famous sightseeing spots in Miyazaki Prefecture have entered the metaverse, allowing visitors to experience the ...

Precision equipment manufacturer Shimadzu Corp. said it has created the world’s most accurate time device: a clock that won’t ...

KYOTO--Japanese on sightseeing trips seem to be avoiding key landmarks in this historic city due to the hordes of foreign ...

The Osaka High Court has become the fifth high court in Japan to rule that current laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, but lawmakers remain slow to respond. The ruling, handed ...

Disgraced celebrity Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted a former announcer at Fuji Television Network Inc. in a “work-related” ...

BANGKOK—The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies ...