Japan is set to register no executions in 2024 for the second consecutive year, possibly affected by the high-profile ...

Kazuto Ioka's New Year's Eve title rematch against WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez has been canceled after the ...

The Nikkei stock index on Monday expanded 19 percent from a year earlier, ending at its highest level on record on the back ...

Wearing seat belts in cars improperly can fatally damage the abdomen of young children in case of accidents, a survey by a ...

Japan has taken a significant step in its fight against illegal drugs by tightening its cannabis laws. The revised ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Eel has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" in 2024, reflecting its popularity among inbound ...

Work to make round rice cakes for New Year is in full swing at Yamada Mochi Honten rice cake shop in Nagoya's Mizuho Ward on ...

From a ranking of the most annoying behavior people encounter on trains to a survey finding that that the majority of ...

Akita Shinkansen bullet train services in the north of Japan's main island Honshu resumed Monday morning after they were ...

A booklet on preparing for and dealing with menstruation is being distributed free at major bookstores across Japan to help ...

A distressed elderly man avoided becoming a victim of fraud thanks to attentive bank employees in Hokkaido. It was the third ...

Tokyo stocks are likely to test new highs in 2025 backed by hopes for an economic recovery with wage growth, but ...