In the midst of entrance exam season, stressed students seeking a short respite look to eat foods that are believed to bring a bit of good luck.

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Destination dupes are popping up around the world as travellers for alternatives to traditional hotspots or to find road less ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

The Yomiuri Giants were forced indoors by rain for the second straight year, but it didn’t dampen their spirits on the opening day of spring training camps for Japan pro baseball’s 12 teams on ...

All 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams began their spring training workouts Saturday, with many of them in indoor ...

If you are afraid of heights, please bear with it for a little while,” the train driver called out while blowing shimmering ...

A bureau chief who oversaw police investigations into Aum Shinrikyo said he feels responsible for the “indecision” on a crackdown that allowed the cult to commit its deadly gas attack in Tokyo in 1995 ...

A Thai PhD student went missing on Kyushu Island, Japan. She was last seen near her university at around 10am on January 23.

The Citroen 2CV, a French classic car, can be seen at Ghibli Park, with an original manga depicting how Miyazaki fell in love ...

The strawberry picking season has arrived. A tourist farm in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, is busy with visitors. The Ichininoichigoen far･･･ ...