The traditional "Ubagami Daijingu Togyosai" event, considered the oldest festival in Hokkaido, was held in the town of Esashi ...

Born without fingers on his left hand, high school baseball player Haruto Yokoyama wears his glove on his right hand. When he ...

Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region were briefly suspended Thursday afternoon due to heavy rain ...

The Japanese government has set its fiscal 2026 budgetary request guidelines, which will serve as the rules for ministries ...

Regarding a case in which a homeless man died in this central Japan city after the local fire department failed to dispatch an ambulance ...

Japan is considering announcing a 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) decade-long private investment target for India when Prime ...

The leaders of Belarus and Iran signed new agreements on Wednesday to boost bilateral ties in key areas including defense, ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Korean poet Yun Dong Ju's death in a Japanese prison for his involvement in the ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

Tokyo stocks fell for a third straight day on Thursday as investors continued to sell semiconductor-related shares after recent gains ...

SAPPORO -- With Japan set to introduce a revised law on the "emergency shooting" of bears and wild boars in urban areas on Sept. 1, the Hokkaido Ryouyuukai hunters' association has notified all its 71 ...

For about a year, some residents here have been working on transforming carp streamers and wind socks that are traditionally displayed o ...