The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on Oct. 19 that it had begun accepting ...

Moves to restrict private lodgings are emerging across Japan because of growing friction with local residents. Authorities ...

Japanese government officials said at an Oct. 19 expert panel meeting that it plans to expand the quota for foreign care ...

Convenience store sales in Japan rose 0.5 percent in September from a year earlier, marking the third straight month of ...

Japan's education ministry on Tuesday asked the University of Tokyo to review the selection process of its next president, ...

President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November's midterm elections -- but even ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday her government will not extend a cut in consumption tax on food and beverages ...

OSAKA -- A man in his 60s was seriously injured in a stabbing on a street in Osaka on Oct. 20, authorities said. An emergency ...

The U.S. State Department said Monday it "condemns" Russia's recent detention of a Japanese journalist in its Far East on ...

The temple has a legend about a cat that remained loyal to its master. Nagai Motofusa, a retainer of Mori Terumoto (1553-1625 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday launched a new digital payment service called "teppay" as the train ...

Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo said it will raise the average selling price of its products by about 4 percent.