A small but beloved zoo in northeast Japan's Yamagata Prefecture has reopened after renovations and now features a unique ...

When Imada Sake Brewing Co. master brewer Miho Imada presented a sake inspired by local seafood to a sommelier from Hong Kong ...

Police in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture mistakenly arrested a Thai woman for not carrying her passport, failing to ...

The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed off on a deal that will give Washington access to Ukraine's vast critical minerals ...

Natsuo Yamaguchi, former leader of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner, the Komeito party, met Wednesday with a senior ...

Panda fans in Japan are keeping their eyes on Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, ...

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Iori Yamasaki set a new Central League record of starting a season with 35 shutout innings on ...

Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a ...

Tourists are flocking to the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic road connecting northern Japan's Iwate and Akita prefectures, ...

HIROSHIMA -- "The people have the power," U.S. punk rock legend Patti Smith called out to a crowd of some 250 people in ...

A music festival held in this southwestern Japan city on Showa Day on April 29 took visitors back in time with a series of ...

A runaway Shiba Inu was safely captured on a highway near Tokyo on April 29, thanks to cooperation from drivers and ...