One Tokyo local shares the common ways visitors go astray—and how you can do better.

People in Ehime Prefecture have gathered to remember those who died in the July 2018 rain disaster that hit wide areas of ...

Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender ...

Those found in possession of the drug also hit a record high of 804 arrests in 2025, according to the National Police Agency.

Japan’s reputation for reliable cars wasn't an accident, it was taught to them by an American that Detroit refused to listen ...

Nobody can predict how the 48 teams will do at the FIFA World Cup this summer, but if you wanted to gamble on Japan being the tidiest team, you’d surely clean up at the bookies. Thanks to a societal ...

Fatal maulings in the last three months have jumped fivefold compared to last year, according to government data.

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was ...

More than 200,000 Brazilians live in Japan, after more than a century of migration between the countries. Many are of Japanese descent, so which team are they cheering on?

TOKYO -- A style of cooking that avoids using kitchen tools -- known as "canceled cooking" -- is spreading, especially among ...

KANAZAWA -- Characters from the globally popular Pokemon franchise are helping support communities affected by the Noto ...

Approximately 350,000 people in Japan between 15 to 64 are believed to have used cocaine, the largest estimate since the ...